B(2025 苏州高新期末)
What part of nature do you like best? Is it the sea, the mountains, or your own backyard? You can
learn how to draw landscapes as you enjoy the beauty of the outdoors. When you draw a scene, you can
remember that moment forever.
Art stores are filled with wonderful tools for artists. There are special pencils, pens, coloured
pens, and several types of artists' paints. Sometimes it is better for beginners to start just with a pencil.
You can make a lot of mistakes(失误). You can erase pencil and start again.
Drawing landscapes gets easier with practice. This book will give you some tips on how to get
started. When you start out to draw a landscape, you may feel that it's quite difficult. It may seem that
the mountains, rivers, and trees you draw all look the same. In fact, the artist can use skills to design
a picture. Think about taking photos with a camera. By moving the camera a little, you can change
what goes into your picture. Drawing a landscape is similar to this.

One thing you have to think about before you start is where to put the horizon(地平线). The
horizon is the line where the earth meets the sky. If the horizon is at a very low part of the picture, the
picture will seem very near. If it is close to the top, the picture will seem far away.

Part 1 Getting Started
Try to draw your picture in geometric(几何的) shapes first. The mountains are shaped like cones.
Sketch(速描) the cones with your pencil. Make your lines very light. In front of the mountains are
some foothills. The tops of the foothills are round. Next, sketch your tree. It will be a cylinder. Lightly
draw a circle(圆) around the area where the leaves will be.
() 5. Who may be the readers of the book?
A. Camping lovers. B. World-famous artists.
C. Beginners in painting. D. Students learning maths.
() 6. What may the picture be like when the horizon is at the low part?
A. It gives you more space to make mistakes.
B. It makes you feel very close to the picture.
C. It changes the size of the paper you draw on.
D. It allows you to put more details in the picture.
() 7. Which geometric shape can we use to sketch the mountains?

【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文,教初学者如何画风景。
5. C 提示:推理判断题。根据第二段中“Sometimes it is better for beginners to start just with a pencil.”可知,有时候初学者最好用铅笔开始。结合第三段第一句“Drawing landscapes gets easier with practice.”可知,练习可以使画风景画变得更容易。由此推断,这本书是教绘画初学者如何画风景。
6. B 提示:细节理解题。根据第四段倒数第二句“If the horizon is at a very low part of the picture, the picture will seem very near.”可知,如果地平线在图画中非常低的部分,画看起来会非常近。选项B“它让你感觉与画面非常贴近”符合题意。
7. A 提示:细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“The mountains are shaped like cones.”可知,山的形状像圆锥体,所以,我们可以用圆锥体图形来勾勒山脉。