【英语】2018届人教版必修2一轮复习：Unit1Culturalrelics单元学案设计（27页） 27页

‎2018届人教版必修2一轮复习：Unit1Cultural relics单元学案设计 一单元话题阅读 The Amber Room: History of the Creation The history of the Amber Room dates back to the very beginning of the 18th century, when Andreas Schluter, the chief architect of the Prussian royal court, had the idea of using amber, a material never before used for interior decoration, to complete one of the rooms of the Great Royal Palace in Berlin during the reconstruction under Frederick I. The works started in 1701 and continued until 1713 with the help of the best German, Swedish, and Dutch amber masters, when the old king died, and the new Prussian King - Frederick Wilhelm I - came into power. He was not interested in the beautiful and exquisite Amber Room, the rumors of which have by that time reached Russia.‎ In 1716, Russian Tsar Peter I visited Berlin, admired the amber masterpiece, and Frederick Wilhelm I asked Peter the Great to accept the unusual room as a diplomatic gift. The Russian Tsar's return present was no less original: 55 choice grenadiers. After a long shipping time and complex route (Berlin-Koenigsburg-Memel-Riga-‎ St.Petersburg) the Amber Room finally reached its destination. The boxes were unpacked but the Russian masters did not manage to reconstruct the Amber Room, and it was for some time forgotten.  When Empress Elizabeth started reigning in the 1740s, she commissioned her chief architect, Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, to use the amber for decoration of one of the rooms of the Winter Palace. The room was too large, and the architect ‎ used mirrored pilasters and painted additional panels in "fake amber". In 1755, the Amber Room was transferred to the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoje Selo where the new room was to be constructed. The room in the Palace was again too large for the Amber Study, and the amber parts were reassembled on the walls alternating with pilasters and mirrors. The places where the amber was missing, were painted in "fake amber" and afterwards replaced with real amber panels. By 1770 the Amber Room was complete. However the amber was damaged by the stove heating and temperature changes, and the room was restored three times: in 1833, 1865, and in the 1890s. The next restoration was to take place in 1941.‎ In the beginning of WWII it was decided not to evacuate the fragile Amber Room, and instead preserve the treasures on the walls of the Palace disguised by the paper, gauze and cotton. But is it possible to hide several tons of amber under the paper??? The German troops dismantled the panels and sent them to Koenigsburg, where the Room was displayed in one of the halls of the Koenigsburg Museum. In 1944, as the German Army retired, the Amber Room was dismantled again, and taken into the unknown direction. According to different resources, the Amber Room was: - destroyed by the Allies' bombing, - buried in a silver mine not far from Berlin, - hidden on the shores of the Baltic Sea.‎ Nothing is found yet, though parts of the mosaics appeared in the 1990s in Germany. Thus, the 50-year-old mystery of Amber Room is still alive.‎ Amber Room, Lost to War, Is Recreated PUSHKIN, Russia -- We have few advantages over the German craftsman who built the original Amber Room," says Alexander Krylov, a 46-year-old Russian master amber craftsman whose long-bearded face could be an image from a Russian icon. "The cutting machines are electrically powered, but still, about 60 percent of the work is done by hand."‎ Mr. Krylov, an architect by education, has spent the last 20 years resurrecting a whole school of ancient craftsmanship, whose skills had been long forgotten, to rebuild the Amber Room, an early 18th-century masterpiece lost during World War II, on its original site here.‎ Created by German craftsmen for the Prussian king's palace near Berlin, the unfinished Amber Room was given to the visiting Russian czar, Peter the Great, in 1716, by the king's son and heir, Frederick William I, who was more interested in his army than art and more than happy to be rid of the treasure.‎ Russian craftsmen, under German supervision, eventually completed the Amber Room and, in the mid-18th century, installed it in the lavish Yekaterinsky Palace in Tsarskoe Selo, just outside St. Petersburg, where it was used to entertain guests to the czarist court.‎ Not a whole room per se, the Amber Room was a series of large wall panels covering an area a little more than 10 yards square and inlaid with several tons of masterfully carved high-quality amber, long wall mirrors and four Florentine mosaics made of semiprecious stones like quartz, jasmine, jade and onyx. The mosaics contained allegorical scenes of the five senses.‎ In 1941, the Nazis stole the Amber Room from Tsarskoe Selo (which had been renamed Pushkin in 1937) and took it to Königsberg in East Prussia on the Baltic ‎ coast, where it was last seen in public in 1943. Some believe it was destroyed by Allied bombing, while others say the Nazis hid it in a mine or underground bunker.‎ ‎"If the Amber Room lies hidden somewhere, it is most probably in some damp mine, which means it is almost certainly in a state of ruin," says Dr. Alexander Shedrinsky, a Russian-born amber expert and chemist who is an adjunct professor of conservation at the Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. "Even before it was stolen, it was in poor shape, in need of restoration, and the amber pieces were falling out."‎ While the panels and mosaics disappeared during the war (one mosaic surfaced in Germany in 1997, and its ownership is being contested in a German court), the Russians were able to whisk most of the 100 or so objects in the Amber Room collection to safety in Siberia. These included tables, jewelry boxes and chess sets made of amber. (These objects are still part of the palace's collection, though now in storage after completing a tour of the United States in 1997-98.)‎ Two of the Florentine mosaics, including the one recently found in Germany, had already been recreated by Mr. Krylov's team before Russian government financing dried up in the mid-1990's. The loss of money threatened to cause an exodus of the best carvers from among about 25 men and women in the workshop, which Mr. Krylov founded under state aegis in 1982 at the Tsarskoe Selo Museum in the old palace. His only hope to save the project, and preserve what is perhaps the world's leading school of amber craftsmanship, was to look to the private sector. But he had neither the desire nor the knowledge to set up a slick, Western-style fund-raising campaign. He instead chose to leave it to fate.‎ The outcome has been curiously appropriate. While the Germans built the Amber Room, gave it to Russia as a gift and eventually stole it, the circle now ‎ comes full with German money paying to complete the Amber Room's reconstruction.‎ ‎"I knew that sooner or later a major sponsor would appear, such is the will of God," Mr. Krylov said last September during ceremonies for a $3.5 million donation to his project from Ruhrgas, Germany's largest natural gas company. Ruhrgas had learned about the project through the newspapers and approached the Tsarskoe Selo Museum about it. According to Ivan Sautov, the museum's director, the ruble equivalent of $7.7 million had already been spent on it by the Soviet and then Russian government until the mid-1990's.‎ During the ceremonies, the Russian Minister of Culture, Vladimir Yegorov, emphasized that "Ruhrgas's initiative sends a positive signal for German-Russian relations because the Amber Room is both a legend and a symbol of the huge loss of art treasures suffered by Russia during the war."‎ Perhaps unwilling to dwell on dark chapters in its past, the German side attached another meaning to it. "The Amber Room has enormous emotional significance for both Germany and Russia," said Friedrich Spath, Ruhrgas's chairman. "And it is a leading symbol of a time when close German and Russian relations were a model for the world." With extensive business dealings in Russia for the last 25 years, purchasing up to one-third of its natural gas supplies there, Ruhrgas has a vested interest in continued good relations between the countries.‎ Today, Mr. Krylov's workshop is taut with activity as the craftspeople ply their trade with monkish solemnity. More than a year ago, when there was no money, only a few bothered to come to work, and only then to make souvenirs or work on private orders for European museums. Their simplicity and modesty is a great ‎ contrast to what outsiders see as an enormous effort to remake a fabled piece of art. "Any feeling of enthusiasm or pride has passed," Mr. Krylov said. "Now we only want to finish the project according to the high standards we set out."‎ In 1979, the Soviet Union abandoned any effort to recover the original Amber Room, deciding instead to rebuild it based on old photographs and the reminiscences of past museum curators. Work finally began in 1982 after various obstacles were overcome, the most important of which was the rediscovery of forgotten secrets of ancient amber guilds. Old methods of cutting and carving had to be relearned, but most challenging was unlocking the 18th-century mystery of dyeing amber, a process essential to enhancing the Amber Room's beauty. Credit for that achievement goes to the Mendeleev Chemical Institute in St. Petersburg, and that know-how is a closely guarded secret Mr. Krylov prefers not to discuss.‎ The Russians had a chance to test their skill in 1997 when the original mosaic surfaced in Germany. "It allowed us to compare our work with the original, and we saw that ours was just as good," Mr. Krylov said.‎ Though it is praised for its beauty and status as the world's largest amber creation, many see the Amber Room as a symbol of both a bygone age and the destruction European art suffered during the war. "Of course, the Amber Room is magnificent and its history alluring, but it has become more a symbol than a real object of art," said Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. "It is not a world masterpiece of art like a Rembrandt painting."‎ In addition to Ruhrgas's donation, a small contribution from a Manhattan philanthropist, Patti Birch, has also played a crucial role in the reconstruction. A year ago, Ms. Birch, a board member of the Museum of Modern Art and an honorary trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, donated $10,000 to purchase a ‎ collection of large, extremely rare pieces of amber, which were needed for the frames for the Amber Room's mosaics.‎ ‎"Patti Birch's donation was very important, not necessarily in terms of dollars, but because it came at the right moment," said Dr. Shedrinsky, who follows the project closely and who introduced Ms. Birch to Mr. Sautov. "The collection, which had for decades been in private hands in Moscow, had just appeared on the market when she came forward with her donation. Without it someone else would have bought the collection, because at the time the Tsarskoe Selo Museum just didn't have the money."‎ While most of the secondary parts of the Amber Room have been completed -- the exquisite parquet floor and the elaborate Baroque gold-covered wooden carvings -- only about 40 percent of the amber panels have been restored. One long vertical amber panel is finished, as well as the lower perimeter along the floor, but bare wooden boards predominate, a harsh reminder of the destruction left by the war.‎ Now the Tsarskoe Selo Museum says it can complete the Amber Room reconstruction by April 2003, as stipulated by the contract it signed with Ruhrgas. It will be just in time for St. Petersburg's 300th anniversary.‎ 二 单元基础知识回顾 Part 1 Warming Up, Pre⁃reading, Reading and Comprehending I. 根据下面各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（每空一词）。 ‎ ‎1. These birds are very r________, and are protected by law. ‎ ‎2. I wanted a simple black dress, nothing f________. ‎ ‎3. There was a choice of four prizes, and the winner could s________ one of them.‎ ‎4. R________ the pan from the heat and leave to cool.‎ ‎5. The building seats 2,000 people, but is of poor ________ (设计).‎ ‎6. The Mogul ________ (王朝) ruled over India for centuries.‎ ‎7. I really dislike her teaching ________ (风格).‎ ‎8. The owner of that shop is Mr. Brown — the ________ (以前的) owner was Mr. Johnson.‎ II. 用括号内单词的正确形式填空。‎ ‎1. He was able to provide the police with some ________ (value) information.‎ ‎2. The ________ (amaze) thing is that it was kept secret for so long.‎ ‎3. Many of the ________ (art) in the show donated their fee to charity.‎ ‎4. The house was surrounded by a tall, ________ (wood) fence. ‎ III. 根据汉语意思补全下面句子（每空一词）。‎ ‎1. 她进了厨房，想找杯水。‎ She went into the kitchen ________ ________ ________ a drink of water.‎ ‎2. 这本书是我的。‎ This book ________ ________ me.‎ ‎3. 我请他喝酒以回报他的帮助。‎ I bought him a drink ________ ________ ________ his help. ‎ ‎4. 这个国家与邻国已打了两年仗了。‎ The country has been ________ ________ with its neighbour for two years.‎ ‎5. 到那儿用不了一个钟头。‎ It'll take ________ ________ an hour to get there.‎ IV. 根据括号内的提示翻译下面句子。‎ ‎1. 她的父母死于车祸，但她却幸免于难。(survive)‎ ‎ ______________________________________________________‎ ‎2. 他们用花和气球装饰了房间。  (decorate)‎ ‎ _________________________________________________________‎ ‎3. 这部电影值得一看。                              (worth)‎ ‎ ________________________________________________________‎ ‎4. 毫无疑问，他是有罪的。  (There is no doubt that ...)‎ ‎ __________________________________________________________‎ 答案 Part 1‎ I. 1. rare       2. fancy       3. select     4. Remove   5. design      ‎ ‎6. dynasty           7. style         8. former II. 1. valuable      2. amazing        3. artists            4. wooden ‎ III. 1. in search of               2. belongs to  3. in return for             ‎ ‎4. at war     5. less than IV. 1. Her parents died in the accident, but she survived.‎ ‎2. They decorated the room with flowers and balloons.‎ ‎3. The film is worth seeing.‎ ‎4. There is no doubt that he is guilty.‎ Part 2 Learning about Language 用适当的关系词填空。‎ ‎1. Our doctor, ________ we all liked very much, retired last week.‎ ‎2. Sunday is the day ________ very few people go to work. ‎ ‎3. I saw a man shouting at a driver ________ car was blocking the street.‎ ‎4. He was educated at the local grammar school, after ________ he went on to Cambridge.‎ ‎5. We then moved to Paris, ________ we lived for six years.‎ ‎6. We'd like to know the reason ________ she didn't accept the job.‎ ‎7. The last time I went to Scotland was in May, ________ the weather was beautiful.‎ ‎8. I've been thinking about those questions ________ Julia asked me yesterday.‎ ‎9. It isn't a subject to ________ I devote a great deal of thought. ‎ ‎10. John changed his mind, ________ made me very angry.‎ 答案 Part 2‎ ‎1. who / whom     2. when     3. whose   4. which          5. where          ‎ ‎6. why    7. when 8. which / that  9. which           10. which 定语从句是高考的热点，主要考查关系代词和关系副词的正确运用，特别是它们在非限制性定语从句中的运用。主要考点有：①关系代词which引导的非限制性定语从句；②关系副词where引导的定语从句(近三年来常考查先行词是表示抽象空间概念的名词的情况)；③“介词＋关系代词”引导的非限制性定语从句；‎ ‎④as引导的非限制性定语从句。 ‎ ‎1．(·北京，30)The best moment for the football star was ________ he scored the winning goal.‎ ‎ A．where B．when C．how D．why ‎2．(·北京，33)Some people believe ________ has happened before or is happening now will repeat itself in the future.‎ ‎ A．whatever B．whenever C．wherever D．however ‎3．(·大纲，24)Exactly ________ the potato was introduced into Europe is uncertain，but it was probably around 1565.‎ ‎ A．whether B．why C．when D．how ‎ ‎4．(·福建，34)Pick yourself up. Courage is doing ________ you're afraid to do.‎ A．that B．what C．how D．whether ‎5．(·湖南，24)As John Lennon once said，life is ______ happens to you while you are busy making other plans.‎ ‎ A．which B．that C．what D．where ‎6．(·江苏，26)—What a mess！You are always so lazy!‎ ‎ —I'm not to blame，mum. I am ________ you have made me.‎ A．how B．what C．that D．who ‎7．(·山东，7)It is difficult for us to imagine ________ life was like for slaves in the ancient world.‎ ‎ A．where B．what C．which D．why ‎ ‎8．(·四川，2)Grandma pointed to the hospital and said，“That's ______ I was born.”‎ ‎ A．when B．how C．why D．where ‎9．(·天津，14)I think ________ impresses me about his painting is the colours he uses.‎ ‎ A．what B．that C．which D．who ‎10．(·浙江，8)“Every time you eat a sweet，drink green tea.”This is ________ my mother used to tell me.‎ A．what B．how C．that D．whether ‎11．(·重庆，12)—Is it true that Mike refused an offer from Yale University yesterday?‎ ‎ —Yeah，but I have no idea ________ he did it；that's one of his favorite universities.‎ ‎ A．when B．why C．that D．how ‎12．(·北京，31)________ makes the book so extraordinary is the creative imagination of the writer.‎ ‎ A．That B．What C．Who D．Which ‎13．(·山东，30)It's good to know ________ the dogs will be well cared for while we're away.‎ ‎ A．what B．whose C．which D．that ‎14．(·浙江，16)The only way to succeed at the highest level is to have total belief ________ you are better than anyone else on the sports field.‎ A．how B．that C．which D．whether ‎15．(·四川，6)________ you said at the meeting describes a bright future for the company.‎ A．When B．How C．What D．That ‎17．(·天津，15)________ I want to tell you is the deep love and respect I have for my parents.‎ ‎ A．That B．Which C．Whether D．What ‎18．(·北京，33)Experts believe ________ people can waste less food by shopping only when it is necessary.‎ ‎ A．why B．where C．that D．what ‎19．(·湖南，28)Do not let any failures discourage you，for you can never tell ________ close you may be to victory.‎ A．how B．that C．which D．where ‎20．(·江西，30)________ one of you breaks the window will have to pay for it.‎ ‎ A．Whoever B．Whatever C．Whichever D．Wherever ‎1．(·陕西，24)The young couple，who returned my lost wallet，left ________ I could ask of their names.‎ ‎ A．while B．before C．after D．since ‎2．(·天津，1)Give me a chance，________ I'll give you a wonderful surprise.‎ ‎ A．if B．or C．and D．while ‎3．(·天津，4)________ you start eating in a healthier way，weight control will become much easier.‎ ‎ A．Unless B．Although C．Before D．Once ‎4．(·江苏，21)Lessons can be learned to face the future，________ history can not be changed.‎ ‎ A．though B．as C．since D．unless ‎5．(·北京， 21)Some animals carry seeds from one place to another，________ plants can spread to new places.‎ ‎ A．so B．or C．for D．but ‎6．(·北京， 29)________ the forest park is far away，a lot of tourists visit it every year.‎ ‎ A．As B．When C．Even though D．In case ‎7．(·安徽，25)The meaning of the word “nice” changed a few times ________ it finally came to include the sense “pleasant.” A．before B．after C．since D．while ‎8．(·重庆，14)Half an hour later，Lucy still couldn't get a taxi ________ the bus had dropped her.‎ A．until B．when C．although D．where ‎9．(·四川，8)I'll be out for some time.________ anything important happens，call me up immediately.‎ A. in case B．As if C．Even though D．Now that ‎10．(·湖南，26)You will never gain success ________ you are fully devoted to your work.‎ ‎ A．when B．because C．after D．unless ‎11．(·山东，2)I don't really like the author，________ I have to admit ‎ his books are very exciting.‎ ‎ A．although B．unless C．until D．once ‎12．(·浙江，15)Cathy had quit her job when her son was born ________ she could stay home and raise her family.‎ ‎ A．now that B．as if C．only if D．so that ‎13．(·湖南，21)Children，when ________ by their parents，are allowed to enter the stadium.‎ A．to be accompanied B．to accompany C．accompanying D．accompanied ‎14．(·四川，4)Read this story，________ you will realize that not everything can be bought with money.‎ ‎ A．or B．and C．but D．so ‎15．(·四川，7)He is so busy. He cannot afford enough time with his son ________ he wants to.‎ ‎ A．even if B．as if C．because D．before ‎16．(·重庆，23)It's not easy to change habits，________ with awareness and selfcontrol，it is possible.‎ ‎ A．for B．or C．but D．so ‎17．(·重庆，25)________ we have enough evidence，we can't win the case.‎ ‎ A．Once B．As long as C．Unless D．Since ‎18．(·辽宁，24)One can always manage to do more things，no matter ________ full one's schedule is in life.‎ ‎ A．how B．what C．when D．where ‎19．(·天津，5)________ small，the company has about 1,000 buyers in over 30 countries.‎ A．As B．If C．Although D．Once ‎1.(·安徽，22)The exact year ________ Angela and her family spent together in China was 2008. ‎ A．when B．where C．why D．which ‎2．(·北京，26)I borrowed the book Sherlock Holmes from the library last week，________ my classmates recommended to me.‎ ‎ A．who B．which C．when D．where ‎3．(·福建，31)Students should involve themselves in community activities ________ they can gain experience for growth.‎ ‎ A．who B．when C．which D．where ‎4．(·湖南，31)I am looking forward to the day ______ my daughter can ‎ read this book and know my feelings for her.‎ ‎ A．as B．why C．when D．where ‎5．(·江苏，22)The book has helped me greatly in my daily communication，especially at work ________ a good impression is a must.‎ A．which B．when C．as D．where ‎6．(·江西，28)Among the many dangers ________ sailors have to face，probably the greatest of all is fog.‎ ‎ A．which B．what C．where D．when ‎ ‎7．(·山东，10)A company ________ profits from home markets are declining may seek opportunities abroad. ‎ A．which B．whose C．who D．why ‎ ‎8．(·陕西，13)Please send us all the information ________ you have about the candidate for the position.‎ ‎ A．that B．which C．as D．what ‎9．(·陕西，15)________ the delayed flight will take off depends much on the weather.‎ ‎ A．Why B．When C．That D．What ‎ ‎10．(·四川，4)Until now，we have raised 50,000 pounds for the poor children，________ is quite unexpected.‎ A．that B．which C．who D．it ‎11．(·天津，12)English is a language shared by several diverse cultures，________ uses it differently.‎ ‎ A．all of which B．each of which C．all of them D．each of them ‎12．(·浙江，5)I didn't become a serious climber until the fifth grade，________ I went up to rescue a kite that was stuck in the branches of a tree.‎ A．when B．where C．which D．why ‎13．(·重庆，9)We'll reach the sales targets in a month ________ we set at the beginning of the year.‎ A．which B．where C．when D．what ‎14．(·安徽，29)Mo Yan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2012，________ made one of the Chinese people's long held dreams come true.‎ A．it B．that C．what D．which ‎15．(·江苏，32)The president of the World Bank says he has a passion ‎ for China，________ he remembers starting as early as his childhood.‎ ‎ A．where B．which C．what D．when ‎16．(·福建，27)The book tell stories of the earthquake through the eyes of those ________ lives were affected.‎ A．whose B．that C．who D．which ‎17．(·山东，35)Finally he reached a lonely island ________ was completely cut off from the outside world.‎ A．when B．where C．which D．whom ‎18．(·浙江，5)The children，________ had played the whole day long，were worn out.‎ ‎ A．all of what B．all of which C．all of them D．all of whom ‎19．(·浙江，13)The museum will open in the spring with an exhibition and a viewing platform ________ visitors can watch the big glasshouses being built.‎ A．what B．where C．when D．why ‎20．(·四川，9)Nowadays people are more concerned about the environment ________ they live.‎ A．what B．which C．when D．where 答案1—10BACBC11-15BBDBC16—20CDCA1—5BCDAA6—10CADAD11-15ADDBA16-19CCAC1---5DBDCD6.---10.ABABB11--15BAADB 16--20.ACDBD Part 3 Using Language I. 根据下面各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（每空一词）。‎ ‎1. The Titanic was a passenger ship which s________ to the bottom of the ocean in 1912. ‎ ‎2. The two groups agreed to hold a(n) ________ (非正式的) meeting.‎ ‎3. There has been ________ (争论) about whether the film should be allowed. ‎ ‎4. The man was on ________ (审讯) for killing a boy.‎ ‎5. There is no scientific ________ (证据) to suggest that underwater births are dangerous.‎ ‎6. I'll meet you at the ________ (入口) to the theatre.  ‎ II. 根据括号内的提示翻译下面句子。‎ ‎1. 不要碰那个包裹，它可能会爆炸。                 (explode)‎ ‎ _____________________________________________________________‎ ‎2. 我们都非常看重她。                       (think highly of)‎ ‎ ____________________________________________________________‎ ‎3. 我想喝冷饮，不想喝咖啡。                     (rather than)‎ ‎ ____________________________________________________________‎ ‎4. 我再也没有见到他，也没有收到过他的信。             (nor)‎ ‎ ___________________________________________________________‎ 答案 Part 3‎ I. 1. sank   2. informal      3. debate       4. trial   5. evidence     6. entrance II. 1. Don't touch that parcel; it might explode.‎ ‎2. We all think very highly of her.‎ ‎3. I think I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee.‎ ‎4. I never saw him again, nor did I hear from him.‎ 二 单元综合知识运用 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节（共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分）‎ ‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ‎ A It’s a clear April morning in Olympia, Washington, when Alan — Erickson, 63, spots an eyesore on the side of the road. These unpleasant marks of black spray paint ruin a sign identifying a local forest, and Erickson wants the graffiti gone. “It disheartened me that you could barely read it,” he says of the sign. Fortunately, Erickson had all the supplies he needed in the bed of his truck to clean the mess: paper towels, steel wool, rubber gloves, spray bottles of water, and graffiti remover. After 15 minutes of spraying, rubbing and cleaning, the sign was fresh and clean, as if new again. “I go by there every now and then and am so proud because it stands out in such a beautiful way,” he says.‎ As you’ve probably guessed, that purifying pit stop wasn’t a one-off for Erickson, a semiretired real estate business owner. He has made it his mission to wipe out graffiti for the past 30 years. He started in El Paso, Texas, where he would paint over graffiti that would show up on properties he owned through his business, and he continued when he and his wife moved to Olympia in 2011. Erickson deals with roughly two graffiti sites a week on his own in addition to assisting city organizations with their efforts. “Anytime I can stop and spend a few minutes getting rid of something, I do it,” he says.‎ One project Erickson has planned to deal with is the constant vandalism, the crime of damaging public property deliberately, of a home (which was once a grocery store) on a busy Olympia road. “I told them I’d paint the house all one color for free, and if they get any graffiti, I’ll have it covered by the end of the day,” he says. “Fighting graffiti is a small price to pay to live here. I go home content that I’ve changed the look of a beautiful town.”‎ ‎21. What’s the passage mainly about?‎ A. A man single-handedly keeping his town beautiful.‎ B. A painter fighting against crimes in his town.‎ C. An artist who paints his town beautiful.‎ D. A businessman owning a real estate.‎ ‎22. What can be inferred about the man from the passage?‎ A. The man is out of work.‎ B. The man has a bed in his truck.‎ C. The man has planned to paint a house on a busy Olympia road.‎ D. The man is well-prepared to wipe out graffiti.‎ ‎23. What does the underlined word “graffiti” according to the text?‎ A. Beautiful pictures on the wall.‎ B. Unpleasant marks like drawings or writing on a wall in a public place.‎ C. A kind of fierce insects which can ruin buildings.‎ D. A new form of art to beautify the streets.‎ B Womensfest 2017‎ Womensfest is back and better than ever! Get ready for some fun events celebrating women and highlighting diverse experiences of women on campus.‎ Monday features the “This is what feminists (女权主义者)look like” photo exhibit, popping up every day in a new location on campus. Later at 7-9pm is the Women’s Choice Election Forum in the Library Basement, Room B28.‎ Get ready to be active on Tuesday between 11:45 am and 1:30pm when Sport and Rechost lunchtime sports at the recreation center! Register for this on the Womensfest movie night! Come along to the Shadows back room to watch 10 Things I Hate About You!‎ Womensfest continues on Wednesday with a Communicating with Confidence Workshop from 12-1pm in the Science Building (303-310). For all you Epson students out there, have fun at the Womensfest sausage sizzle (油煎食物的咝咝声)hosted by ESSA from 12:30pm at the Epson campus. ‎ On Thursday there will be a Women’s Expo in the Campus Hall from 12pm to 3pm! Some pretty cool companions, charities and clubs who are all for women empowerment will be running stands. There will be free food and entertainment from talented students. In the evening, there will be a Women’s Self-defence Class from 6:15pm.‎ Friday contains an awesome “This is what feminists look like” poetry and tea with Campus Feminist Collective and Thursday’s in Black! This will be taking place from 5-7pm in the Student Common Room above the food court. Come along to see the full exhibit and hear awesome poetry. Straight after that is the Campus Feminist Collective Feminist Pub Quiz in Shadows at 7pm.‎ ‎24. On Thursday, what event is there on campus?‎ A. the Women’s Choice Election Forum at 7-9pm.‎ B. a Women’s Expo in the Campus Hall between 11:45 am and 1:30pm C. a Women’s Self-defence Class from 6:15pm D. a Communicating with Confidence Workshop from 12-1pm ‎ ‎25. Who is the passage intended for?‎ A. Feminists B. Girl Students ‎ C. Boy Students D. Office ladies ‎26. This passage can be classified as _______.‎ A. An exhibition guide B. An advertisement C. A news report D. An activity review ‎27. What is the purpose of this passage?‎ A. To promote the awareness of self-defence.‎ B. To advocate the equality between men and women.‎ C. To make a fun activity on campus known.‎ D. To show off women’ talents for food and entertainment.‎ C Have you ever been to the tiny Welsh village of Hay-on-Wye, situated on the River Wye on the Welsh-English border. In the distance, it looks like any other small European town. But Hay-on-Wye has a delightful quirk that sets it apart from other small towns. It’s home to 1,400 people and hundreds of thousands of books, making it the largest center for secondhand books in the entire world.‎ You won’t find a Barnes and Noble in Hay-on-Wye, but what you will find is over 30 charming, cozy secondhand bookshops rich with the smell of old books. (By the way, there’s a scientific reason you love that smell.) There’s a bookstore specializing in out-of-print children’s books. A shop called “Murder and Mayhem” sells mainly crime and detective literature. And one outdoor bookshop, the Hay Castle Bookshop, is built around the walls of — you guessed it — a castle. How could a book lover possibly ask for anything more? (Though this is a Welsh town, it would be very easy to develop this Japanese literary habit here.)‎ One of the town’s most unique features is its “honesty bookshops.” These are basically just bookshelves fitting out in the Open, without a cashier or employee to speak of. A. sign announces the prices of the books (which are often less than one U. S. dollar), and a collection box for money sits nearby. Customers are trusted to pay, on their honor. There are no security cameras or anything; just good old-fashioned trust.‎ Apart from being a popular tourist destination for literary fanatics throughout the entire year, Hay-on-Wye also throws a literary festival each year at the end of May. Bookworms from all over the world flock to this tiny village to hear famous writers speak, attend book signings, and, of couurse, stock up on reading material. And there’s plenty for the kids to do (and read) too! Here, your child grows up loving to read.‎ ‎28. What can be the best title of the passage?‎ A. A small town with more books than people.‎ B. Honest people in a British town.‎ C. The most unique bookshops in the world.‎ D. Bookshops — a good place for tired travelers.‎ ‎29. Which of the following can take the place of the underlined word “quirk” in the first paragraph?‎ A. atmosphere B. situation C. view D. feature ‎30. The small town has the following features except _______.‎ A. It’s the largest center for secondhand books.‎ B. The bookshops there are in the Japanese style, with no security cameras.‎ C. There is a literary festival each year for book-lovers throughout the world.‎ D. Customers to the honesty bookshops help themselves buying books.‎ ‎31. In which column of a magazine can you probably find the passage?‎ A. Finance B. Fashion C. Travel D. Health D According to a latest research, shoppers in the UK are spending less money on toilet paper to save money. Penny pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidi rather than luxury alternatives.‎ This has wiped 6% off the value of the soft tissue paper market in the UK. It has shrunk from £1.19 billion in 2011 to £1.12 billion in 2015, according to a new report from market research company Mintel. Furthermore, the future of the market looks far from rosy, with sales expected to fall further to £1.11 billion in 2016.‎ In the last year alone, despite an increase in the UK population and a subsequent rise in the number of households, sales of toilet paper fell by 2%, with the average household reducing their toilet roll spending from £ 43 in 2014 to £41 in 2015.‎ Overall, almost three in five people say they try to limit their usage of paper, including facial tissue and kitchen roll, to save money. “Strength, softness and thickness remain the leading indicators of toilet paper quality, with just a small part of consumers preferring more luxurious alternatives, such as those with flower patterns or perfume,” said Mintel analyst Jack Duckett. “These extra features are considered unnecessary by the majority of shoppers, which probably reflects how these types of products are typically more expensive than regular toilet paper, even when on special offer.”‎ While consumers are spending less on toilet paper, they remain particular about this product, in theory at least, when it comes to paper quality. Top of Britons’ toilet paper wish list is softness(57%) followed by strength(45%)and thickness(36%).‎ One in 10 buyers rank toilet rolls made from recycled paper among their top considerations, highlighting how overall the environment is much less of a ‎ consideration for shoppers than product quality. In a challenge for. manufactures, 81% of paper product users said they would consider buying recycled toilet tissue if it were comparable in quality to standard paper.‎ ‎32. The market sales of toilet paper have decreased because _______.‎ A. Britons have cut their spending on it.‎ B. its prices have gone up over the years.‎ C. its quality has seen marked improvement.‎ D. Britons have developed the habit of saving.‎ ‎33. What does the author think of the future of the tissue paper market in the UK?‎ A. It will expand in time. ‎ B. It will continue the tendency of decrease.‎ C. It will experience ups and downs. ‎ D. It will recover as population grows.‎ ‎34. What does Jack Duckett say about toilet paper?‎ A. Special offers would promote its sales.‎ B. Consumers are loyal to certain brands.‎ C. Luxurious features add much to the price.‎ D. Consumers have a variety to choose from.‎ ‎35. What can we infer from the last paragraph? ‎ A. More and more Britons buy recycled toilet paper to protect the environment.‎ B. Toilet paper producers are facing a great challenge in promoting its sales.‎ C. Toilet paper producers compete with one another to improve product quality.‎ D. Environmental protection is not much of a concern when Britons buy toilet paper.‎ 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） ‎ ‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 ‎ How to be a good conversationalist?‎ According to a Pew Research study of 10,000 American adults, we are more divided and less likely to compromise than ever before. 36 In today’s education, conversational competence might be one of the most overlooked skills school fails to teach. Generally speaking, a conversation requires a balance between talking and listening, and somewhere along, the way we lose that balance. Then how to find the balance and have a better conversation, here are some tips for you.‎ Don’t multitask. 37 Just be present. Be in that moment. Don’t think about the argument you had with your partner. Don’t think about what you are going to have for dinner. If you get out of the conversation, don’t be half in it and half out ‎ of it.‎ Use open-ended conversations. 38 If you put in a simple question, you are going to get a simple answer out. Instead of asking “Were you terrified?”, you ask “what was that like?” or “How did that feel?” Because people then might have to stop for a moment and think about it and you are going to get a much more interesting response.‎ Listen. Listening is perhaps the most, the number one most important skill that you could develop. 39 and sometimes that means setting aside your personal opinion. But most people don’t listen with the intent to understand but with the intent to reply.‎ ‎ 40 A good conversation is like a miniskirt, short enough to hold interest, but long enough to cover the subject.‎ In conclusion, to become a better conversationalist, you need to enter every conversation, listening attentively and assuming that you have something to learn.‎ A. Be brief. ‎ B. Look the person in the eye.‎ C. You need to let them come and let them go.‎ D. The true listening requires a setting aside of yourself.‎ E. Start your questions with who, when, what, where, why, or how.‎ F. Much of this is because we are not listening to each other in our conversation.‎ G. That doesn’t mean you set down your cell phone or book or whatever in your hand.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ I don’t know why I came to the decision to become a loser, but I know I made the choice at a young age. Sometime in the middle of the fourth grade, I stopped 41 . By the time I was in the seventh grade, I was 42 , rebellious and disrespectful.‎ It wasn’t long after that I 43 school. Hard physical labor was the consequence for the choices I made as a(n) 44 , At the age of 21, I was hopelessly 45 and using drugs as a way to deal with the fact that I had no 46 and stuck in a dead-end job carrying heavy construction materials up a ladder all day.‎ But now I believe in do-overs, in the chance to do it all over 47 . And I ‎ believe that do-overs can be made at any 48 in your life, if you have the right motivation. Actually, my motivation as a man came from a surprising 49 . ‎ ‎ It was September 21, 2002, when my son Blake was born. It was funny that after a life of avoiding 50 , now I was in charge of something so fragile. Over the years, as I grew into the title of 51 , I began to learn something about myself. 52 , Blake and I were both learning to walk, talk, work, and play for the first time. I began my do-over.‎ ‎ It took me almost three years to learn how to 53 . I started with my son’s books. Over and over, I 54 reading books to him until I remembered all the 55 in every one of them. I began wonder if it was possible for me to go back to 56 . I knew I wanted to be a good role 57 , so after a year-and-a-half and a lot of hard work, I 58 my GED test on my son’s fourth birthday. This may not sound like much, but all things 59 , it was one of the best days in ray life. Today, I’m a full-time college student, studying to become a sociologist.‎ It’s funny that growing up I always heard these great turn-around stories of triumph over shortcomings. 60 , I never thought they applied to me. Now I believe it’s a choice anyone can make: to do it all over again. ‎ ‎41.‎ A. trying B. weeping C. suffering D. playing ‎42.‎ A. crazy B. lazy C. secure D. generous ‎ ‎43.‎ A. jumped out of B. ran out of C. dropped out of D. took out of ‎44.‎ A. adult B. worker C. adolescent D. carrier ‎45.‎ A. dedicated B. confused C. committed D. lost ‎46.‎ A. concern B. education C. choice D. strength ‎47.‎ A. violently B. independently C. gradually D. again ‎48.‎ A. entrance B. case C. point D. altitude ‎49.‎ A. source B. encouragement C. assistance D. award ‎50.‎ A. guilt B. laziness C. comfort D. responsibility ‎51.‎ A. Labor B. Father C. Mother D. Graduate ‎ ‎52.‎ A. In a way B. On the contrary C. On schedule D. As usual ‎53.‎ A. bargain B. exist C. read D. apologize ‎54.‎ A. practiced B. imagined C. suggested D. considered ‎55.‎ A. impressions B. meanings C. explanations D. words ‎56.‎ A. college B. institute C. school D. workplace ‎57.‎ A. model ‎ B. volunteer C. competitor D. candidate ‎58.‎ A. attended B. passed C. failed D. abandoned ‎59.‎ A. thought highly of B. brought up C. put forward D. taken into account ‎60.‎ A. Consequently B. However C. Therefore D. Additionally 第II卷 注意事项：‎ 用0.5 毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。‎ October 15, 2017 61 (witness) the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge. Among the various ways of celebration, a book 62 (name) The Bridge was 63 (particular) eye-catching. It was co-authored by Liu Yu, 64 Wuhan fine arts document research expert and his daughter. In the past 3 years, Liu 65 (collect) more than 2,000 items related to the Wuhan Yangtz River Bridge 66 over 1,000 Daqiao trademarks featuring the image of the Wuhan Yangtz River Bridge. Liu said a Daqiao trademark was something both Wuhan and China took pride in and 67 even the advertising background of many famous products had used the pattern before. However, people 68 (native) like Liu Yu and his daughter have realised this and taken effective measures.‎ Liu’s daughter participated 69 the format design, and also inserted in the book the bridge-related news reports from 1957 to 2017, including the bridge’s opening, as well as the Wuhan marathon runners 70 (pass) over it in 2017.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节；满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每次错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ ‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ In today’s society, the large number of people hold the view which 20% of one’s ‎ success lies in his IQ, while 80% in his EQ.‎ As far as I am concern, I fully agree with this opinion. First, with a high EQ, one will get along well with his companions, which makes that possible for him to work in a harmonious atmosphere and improving the working efficiency. Furthermore, those who has a high EQ can discipline themselves and bravely overcome the difficult in their lives. Apart from these, if one has a high EQ, he will be likely to lead to a colorful and interesting life.‎ In brief, it is one’s EQ plays an important part in one’s life. Therefore, EQ is equal important for one to be successful even if not more vital than IQ.‎ ‎ ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你是李华，你的好友Tom给你写信，告诉你他在国庆期间外出旅游时发现在旅游景区，很多人举止不文明。例如：大声喧哗、随地吐痰和乱扔垃圾等等。对此你有什么想法和建议？请用英语写封回信，字数100词左右。‎ Dear Tom, ‎ ‎ ________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours Li Hua 英语参考答案 阅读 ‎ ‎21-23 ADB 24-27 CBBC 28-31 ADBC 32-35 ABCD ‎36-40 FGEDA 完型 41-45 ABCCD 46-50 BDCAD 51-55 BACAD 56-60 CABDB 填词 ‎ ‎61. witnessed ‎62. named ‎63. particularly ‎64. a ‎65. has collected ‎66. and ‎67. that ‎68. natives ‎69. in ‎70. passing