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Unit3TheartofpaintingⅠ.單詞拼寫1.Themoneyweraisewillbegoingtoavery____________(值得的)cause.2.Mostoftheotherartistswhoseworksareon____________(展示)arehispupilsorcolleagues.3.Itisnot____________(實際的)toexpectpeopletospendsomuchmoney.4.Factoriesthat____________(雇用)workerstododangerousworkshouldbeclosed.5.Fathershavethepowerto____________(控制)childrenandyoungpeople.6.Hesaidtheywere____________(強烈反對的)tothepresenceofalienforcesintheregion.7.Themediatrainingindustryhasmushroomedoverthepastdecade(十年).8.Aresidentofhis____________(鄰近的地方)hadletofffireworkstocelebratetherevolution.9.Hismindwould____________(走神)，andhewouldlosetrackofwhathewasdoing.10.Fromtheplane，the____________(風(fēng)景)wasjustapatchworkoffields.Ⅱ.閱讀理解AAwaterlilypainting，WaterLilyPond，byClaudeMonet，aFrenchimpressionistartist，wassoldformorethan$80milliononTuesday，breakingtheauction(拍賣)recordforhimself.WaterLilyPondwaspartofafour-workcollectionofwaterlilypaintingsthatMonetputupforsaleduringhislifetime.ThefourpaintingsofMonet'swaterlilygardenweresignedanddatedbytheartistin1919.OneoftheotherpaintingsisattheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYork，whileanotherwassoldatauctionin1992for$12.1millionandisinaprivatecollectionnow.ThefinalpaintingintheserieswascutintotwobeforeWorldWarⅡ.“Afterafiercebiddingbattlebetweenanumberofbuyersintheroomandonthetelephone，thepaintingfinallywassoldtoacollectorfor$80.4million，settinganewworldrecordpricefortheartistatauction，”saidOlivierCamu，ascholarofimpressionistart.ThelastrecordforaMonetworkwassetinMaywhenLePontduChemindeferàArgenteuilwassoldfor$41.4million.ThepaintingsoldonTuesdaywasboughtata1971NewYorkauctionfor$320，000.Ithasnotbeenexhibitedsincethen.Monet'slaterworkshaduniquecharacteristics，especiallyLesGrandesDécorations，anothergoodexample，whichwasbeddedinMuséedeI'OrangerieinParisfivemonthsafterMonet'sdeathin1926.MonetcreatedhiswaterlilygardeninGiverny，F(xiàn)rance.Heselecteddifferentwaterliliesinanefforttogetasmanydifferentcoloredflowersaspossible，speciallycreatingthegardenasabaseforhispaintings.1.Accordingtothepassage，WaterLilyPondbrokethelastrecordforMonet'spaintingsby________.A.$12million B.$39millionC.$41.4million D.$0.32million2.WhatcanwelearnaboutWaterLilyPond?A.ItwasonceauctionedinAmerica.B.ItwascutintohalvesbeforeWorldWarⅡ.C.IthadbeenkeptinNewYorkforover40years.D.ItwasonceputinMuséedeI'Orangerie.3.WhatdoesOlivierCamuthinkoftheauction?A.Exciting. B.Inspiring.C.Disappointing. D.Frightening.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MonetandhiswaterlilypaintingsB.Monet—agreatimpressionistartistC.Monet'sgardenanditscharacteristicsD.WaterLilyPond—Monet'sbest-knownpaintingBAnewdeviceworkslikeasolarpanel，exceptthatitdoesn'tharvestenergyfromthesun.Itabsorbsenergyfromthecoldnightsky.Aprototype(原型)ofthedeviceproducedenoughelectricityatnighttopowerasmalllightbulb.Abiggerversionmightonedaylightroomsorchargephones.Italsocouldpowerelectronicsinremoteorlow-resourceareasthatlackelectricity.ThedevicemakesuseofthetemperaturedifferencebetweenEarthandouterspace.Itthenusesthatdifferencetocreateelectricity.Aslongasonesideofitiscoolerthantheother，thegeneratorcanproduceelectricity.Thecoolersidefacestheskyandisattachedtoanaluminumplate.Thatplateissealedbeneathatransparentcoverandsurroundedwithinsulation(隔熱材料)tokeepoutheat.Thebottomofthegeneratorisattachedtoanexposedaluminumplate.Thatplateiswarmedbythelocalair.Atnight，thetopplatecangetacoupleofdegreesCelsiuscoolerthanthebottomofthegenerator.Researcherstesteda20-centimeterprototypeoneclearDecembernightinStanford，California.Thegeneratorproduceduptoabout25milliwattsofpowerpersquaremeterofdevice.Thatwasenoughpowertolightasmalllight-emittingdiode，orLEDbulb.Furtherimprovementsmightincreaseitsproductiontoatleast500milliwattspersquaremeter.Todothat，thesystemmightneedmoreinsulationaroundthecooltopplate.Thedevicealsocouldhelppowerremoteweatherstationsorotherenvironmentaldevices，saysAaswathRaman.HeisamaterialsscientistwhoworkedonthedeviceattheUniversityofCalifornia，LosAngeles.“Thismaybeusefulinpolarregionsthatdon'tseesunlightformonthsatatime，”Ramansays，“Ifyouhavesomelow-powerloadandyouneedtopoweritthroughthreemonthsofdarkness，thismightbeaway.”5.Whatcanweknowaboutthenewdevice?A.Itgainsenergyfromthesun.B.It'sbeenwidelyusedinlife.C.Itiscoolerthanasolarpanel.D.It'llbepopularinspecialareas.6.WhatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinParagraph3?A.Applicationfieldsofthedevice.B.Thedevelopingprocessofthedevice.C.Theworkingprincipleofthedevice.D.Significanteffectsofthedevice.7.Howcanthedeviceproducemoreelectricity?A.Byputtingmoreinsulationaroundthetopplate.B.Byusingitinextremelycoldandclearnights.C.Byattachingthebottomplatetoawarmplate.D.Bycoveringthetopplatewithatransparentlid.8.Whatcouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ADeviceUsingtheColdNightSkytoProduceElectricityB.ADeviceBringingNewHopeforThoseintheColdNightC.TheDifferenceBetweenaSolarPanelandaNewDeviceDTheTemperatureDifferencebetweenEarthandOuterSpaceⅢ.閱讀七選五Asisknown，exercisehelpstokeepusingoodhealth.DoctorsattheAmericanHeartAssociationsuggestgettingatleast150minutesofmoderatephysicalactivityeveryweek.Manypeoplehaveanexerciseroutine.1.So，gettingthose150minutesiseasier.Butwhataboutthosetimeswhenyouaresick?Ifyoudonotfeelwell，shouldyoukeepfollowingyourexerciseroutine?Willphysicalactivityhelpyoutofeelbettermorequicklyorwillitdelaythehealingprocess?HealthexpertsanswertheseandotherquestionsontheMayoClinicwebsite.MildtomoderatephysicalactivityisusuallyOKifyouhaveacommoncold.Accordingtotheexperts，itisusuallyfinetoexerciseifyoursymptomsareall“abovetheneck”.2.Infact，exercisemaymakeyoufeelbetterby“openingyourblockednose”.Thismaytemporarilyreducecongestionandhelpyoutobreathemoreeasily.3，though.Sobeonguardforsymptomssuchaschestcongestion，extremecoughorpaininthestomach.Besides，thereareothersymptomsthatcantellyoutoavoidexercise.Theyinclude:ahigherthannormalbodytemperature，asenseoffeelingextremelytired，alsoknownasfatigue，andwidespreadmusclepain.4.Finally，expertssuggestlearningtolistentoyourbody.Ifyoufeelreallybad，takeabreakandletyourbodyrest.Ifyoudon'tfeeltoobad，theseexpertsbothsuggestcuttingbackontheintensity(強度)ofyourexerciseroutine.5.Expertsallindicatethatafewdaysofffromexercisewhenyou