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3 Read the passage. 阅读短文。
In a small town, there was a young artist named Lily. She wanted to create a beautiful painting of nature, but she was always disappointed with her results. Day after day she painted, but her works never seemed to show the colourful scenes in front of her eyes.
Lily thought about giving up, but her grandmother encouraged her to persist. “Great art comes from hard work and practice,” she said.
Lily decided to listen to her grandmother and kept painting. She tried new skills, learned from experienced artists, and put her heart into every move of her brush.
One peaceful morning, as the sun painted the sky with golden colours, Lily started painting again. With each careful brush, a beautiful landscape (景色) showed up. The bright colours, the lively details — everything fell into place.
Tears filled Lily’s eyes as she looked at her creation. It was the masterpiece (杰作) she had imagined (想象).
3-1 Put sentences A to E in the correct order. 将句子正确排序，填写序号（A-E）。
A. Lily decided to follow her grandmother's advice, and continued to paint.
B. One peaceful morning, Lily created a beautiful picture that she always wanted.
C. Lily, a young artist, struggled with her paintings.
D. Tears filled Lily’s eyes as she held the picture that she’d wanted to have for so long.
E. Lily started to think about giving up, because she tried hard and still wasn’t able to paint the picture she wanted.
3-2 Choose the best answer. 选择最恰当的答案。
(1) What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Lily wanted to become a great artist.
B. Lily couldn’t finish her painting on time.
C. Lily faced challenges in painting but didn’t give up.
D. Lily wanted to catch the beauty of nature in her paintings.
(2) How did Lily react when her painting didn’t match the scenes she saw?
A. She considered giving up.
B. She liked her failures.
C. She stopped painting.
D. She pretended to like her painting.
(3) What does the word “persist” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. To stop trying.
B. To continue in face of difficulties.
C. To paint without effort.
D. To ask for help from others.
(4) How did Lily feel when she completed her masterpiece?
A. She was disappointed.
B. She was proud and excited.
C. She felt tired.
D. She felt bored and uninterested.
3-3 Answer the questions according to the passage. 根据短文内容回答问题。
(1) Did Lily find it hard to make a good painting? Why?
(2) What made Lily keep painting?
(3) Do you have an experience of not giving up and trying new ideas as Lily did? Give an example.
In a small town, there was a young artist named Lily. She wanted to create a beautiful painting of nature, but she was always disappointed with her results. Day after day she painted, but her works never seemed to show the colourful scenes in front of her eyes.
Lily thought about giving up, but her grandmother encouraged her to persist. “Great art comes from hard work and practice,” she said.
Lily decided to listen to her grandmother and kept painting. She tried new skills, learned from experienced artists, and put her heart into every move of her brush.
One peaceful morning, as the sun painted the sky with golden colours, Lily started painting again. With each careful brush, a beautiful landscape (景色) showed up. The bright colours, the lively details — everything fell into place.
Tears filled Lily’s eyes as she looked at her creation. It was the masterpiece (杰作) she had imagined (想象).
3-1 Put sentences A to E in the correct order. 将句子正确排序，填写序号（A-E）。
A. Lily decided to follow her grandmother's advice, and continued to paint.
B. One peaceful morning, Lily created a beautiful picture that she always wanted.
C. Lily, a young artist, struggled with her paintings.
D. Tears filled Lily’s eyes as she held the picture that she’d wanted to have for so long.
E. Lily started to think about giving up, because she tried hard and still wasn’t able to paint the picture she wanted.
C
→ E
→ A
→ B
→ D
3-2 Choose the best answer. 选择最恰当的答案。
(1) What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Lily wanted to become a great artist.
B. Lily couldn’t finish her painting on time.
C. Lily faced challenges in painting but didn’t give up.
D. Lily wanted to catch the beauty of nature in her paintings.
(2) How did Lily react when her painting didn’t match the scenes she saw?
A. She considered giving up.
B. She liked her failures.
C. She stopped painting.
D. She pretended to like her painting.
(3) What does the word “persist” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. To stop trying.
B. To continue in face of difficulties.
C. To paint without effort.
D. To ask for help from others.
(4) How did Lily feel when she completed her masterpiece?
A. She was disappointed.
B. She was proud and excited.
C. She felt tired.
D. She felt bored and uninterested.
3-3 Answer the questions according to the passage. 根据短文内容回答问题。
(1) Did Lily find it hard to make a good painting? Why?
(2) What made Lily keep painting?
(3) Do you have an experience of not giving up and trying new ideas as Lily did? Give an example.
答案
3-1 C → E → A → B → D
3-2 (1) C (2) A (3) B (4) B
3-3
(1) Yes. She found it hard because her works never seemed to show the colourful scenes in front of her eyes.
(2) Her grandmother’s encouragement.
(3) (Answers may vary.) Yes. When my project got tough, I didn’t quit. I tried using different methods, and coming up with a new idea. I finally solved the problem and succeeded.
3-2 (1) C (2) A (3) B (4) B
3-3
(1) Yes. She found it hard because her works never seemed to show the colourful scenes in front of her eyes.
(2) Her grandmother’s encouragement.
(3) (Answers may vary.) Yes. When my project got tough, I didn’t quit. I tried using different methods, and coming up with a new idea. I finally solved the problem and succeeded.
解析
【分析】
3-1排序题需梳理短文叙事逻辑：先介绍主角Lily的身份与绘画困境，再写她想放弃的想法，接着是听从奶奶建议继续创作，之后某天清晨完成目标画作，最后是完成后的反应。3-2选择题需结合原文细节，分别考查主旨大意、细节理解、词义猜测；3-3问答题需依据原文内容准确作答，开放题需结合自身经历合理表达。
【解析】
3-1：短文顺序为：C（介绍Lily是年轻艺术家，绘画有困难）→E（她想放弃，因为努力了仍画不出想要的场景）→A（听从奶奶建议继续绘画）→B（某天清晨画出了想要的美丽画作）→D（完成后流泪），故排序为C→E→A→B→D。
3-2：
(1) 主旨题：全文讲述Lily绘画遇困难但坚持不放弃最终成功，对应选项C。
(2) 细节题：原文提到“Lily thought about giving up”，对应选项A。
(3) 词义题：奶奶鼓励她persist，结合上下文是面对困难继续坚持，对应选项B。
(4) 细节题：完成杰作后她流泪，是骄傲兴奋的表现，对应选项B。
3-3：
(1) 原文第一段提到“she was always disappointed with her results... never seemed to show the colourful scenes”，故回答Yes. She found it hard because her works never seemed to show the colourful scenes in front of her eyes.
(2) 原文第二段提到奶奶鼓励她，所以是Her grandmother’s encouragement.
(3) 开放题，结合自身经历，如Yes. When my project got tough, I didn’t quit. I tried using different methods, and coming up with a new idea. I finally solved the problem and succeeded.
【答案】
3-1 C → E → A → B → D
3-2 (1) C (2) A (3) B (4) B
3-3
(1) Yes. She found it hard because her works never seemed to show the colourful scenes in front of her eyes.
(2) Her grandmother’s encouragement.
(3) (Answers may vary.) Yes. When my project got tough, I didn’t quit. I tried using different methods, and coming up with a new idea. I finally solved the problem and succeeded.
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语记叙文阅读理解题，考查学生对文章叙事顺序的梳理、细节信息的定位、主旨的概括以及词义的推断，开放题还需结合自身经历作答，注重学生综合阅读能力的考查。
【难度系数】
0.7
3-1排序题需梳理短文叙事逻辑：先介绍主角Lily的身份与绘画困境，再写她想放弃的想法，接着是听从奶奶建议继续创作，之后某天清晨完成目标画作，最后是完成后的反应。3-2选择题需结合原文细节，分别考查主旨大意、细节理解、词义猜测；3-3问答题需依据原文内容准确作答，开放题需结合自身经历合理表达。
【解析】
3-1：短文顺序为：C（介绍Lily是年轻艺术家，绘画有困难）→E（她想放弃，因为努力了仍画不出想要的场景）→A（听从奶奶建议继续绘画）→B（某天清晨画出了想要的美丽画作）→D（完成后流泪），故排序为C→E→A→B→D。
3-2：
(1) 主旨题：全文讲述Lily绘画遇困难但坚持不放弃最终成功，对应选项C。
(2) 细节题：原文提到“Lily thought about giving up”，对应选项A。
(3) 词义题：奶奶鼓励她persist，结合上下文是面对困难继续坚持，对应选项B。
(4) 细节题：完成杰作后她流泪，是骄傲兴奋的表现，对应选项B。
3-3：
(1) 原文第一段提到“she was always disappointed with her results... never seemed to show the colourful scenes”，故回答Yes. She found it hard because her works never seemed to show the colourful scenes in front of her eyes.
(2) 原文第二段提到奶奶鼓励她，所以是Her grandmother’s encouragement.
(3) 开放题，结合自身经历，如Yes. When my project got tough, I didn’t quit. I tried using different methods, and coming up with a new idea. I finally solved the problem and succeeded.
【答案】
3-1 C → E → A → B → D
3-2 (1) C (2) A (3) B (4) B
3-3
(1) Yes. She found it hard because her works never seemed to show the colourful scenes in front of her eyes.
(2) Her grandmother’s encouragement.
(3) (Answers may vary.) Yes. When my project got tough, I didn’t quit. I tried using different methods, and coming up with a new idea. I finally solved the problem and succeeded.
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为英语记叙文阅读理解题，考查学生对文章叙事顺序的梳理、细节信息的定位、主旨的概括以及词义的推断，开放题还需结合自身经历作答，注重学生综合阅读能力的考查。
【难度系数】
0.7
