1、核心素养测评二十七 Unit 4Films and film events (限时35分钟). 阅读理解“Tomorrow is another day”this line has impressed various people at various times. Its now 70 years after it appeared in the film, but it still seems to hold its power especially during an economic downturn. The phrase comes from a film adaptation o
2、f Margaret Mitchells successful 1936 novel Gone with the Wind. Its set in the American South and tells the story of a strong heroine, Scarlett OHara, who struggles to find love during the Civil War and, afterwards, of her strength in surviving the war and its hardships. Love storyIn a moment of desp
3、air, Scarlett finally realizes that her love belongs to Rhett Butler. For many audiences, it is the theme of love and struggle that has kept the movie alive. While the burning of Atlanta might seem irrelevant (不相关的) to todays viewers, the timeless theme of love keeps its ability to touch people. Wit
4、h a promise to her lover still in her mind, Scarlett chooses to stay in the midst of war and take care of Melanie. But her heart is broken when Rhett just walks away, leaving the woman that he once loved with cruel words, “Frankly, dear, I dont give a damn. ”Great epic(史诗)The film shows the love-hat
5、e relationship of these characters, but also American history, the fall of the Confederacy and the following period of Reconstruction in the South. The background made this film a true classic in the epic genre. When the film opened after World War, French viewers loved it, and it reminded them of t
6、heir fight against the Nazis. In 1940 Shanghai, during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (侵略), people stood in line for hours to watch this film, and saw the same suffering they were having as well as the hope and possibility of building a new homeland from the ruins. Each nationalit
7、y could identify with the story and see it as a victory. In fact, Gone with the Wind never lost its charm and ability to inspire and amaze. Biggest of all timeThe film had five directors, 15-plus screenwriters, and an unexpected $3. 9 million budget. The film brought in $200 million, which makes it
8、the biggest selling film of all times in North America. It also won 10 Academy Awards in 1940. 【文章大意】本文是一篇电影评论。文章向读者介绍了电影飘所反映的时代背景、艺术魅力和社会影响。1. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to _. A. the novel Gone with the WindB. “tomorrow is another day”C. the movie Gone with the WindD. th
9、e Academy Award【解析】选B。指代判断题。根据前后文中的关键信息“this line”和“in the film”可知, it指代上文提及的“Tomorrow is another day”这句台词。2. The text is written mainly to _. A. celebrate the anniversary of Margaret MitchellB. introduce how the film was directed and filmedC. throw light on (阐述) the charm of the movie Gone with the
10、 WindD. inspire people to struggle the economic downturn【解析】选C。推理判断题。通读全文, 尤其结合倒数第二段最后一句可知, 全文主要阐明电影飘的艺术魅力。3. It can be concluded that Scarlett OHara is _. A. optimistic and luckyB. childish and realisticC. caring and stubbornD. strong-minded and persistent (坚毅的)【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句及第四段中的“With a p
11、romise to her lover still in her mind, Scarlett chooses to stay in the midst of war and take care of Melanie. ”可知, 电影中的女主人公Scarlett意志坚定且执着。4. The passage mentions Shanghai in order to _. A. prove that the background of the movie touched viewersB. describe how popular the movie was at that timeC. poi
12、nt out that Shanghai was a center of entertainmentD. tell us that Chinese were suffering the War then【解析】选A。推理判断题。文章倒数第二段提到的几个例子正是为了证明倒数第三段最后一句“The background made this film a true classic in the epic genre. ”即该电影所体现的社会背景感动了观众。【知识拓展】长难句分析But her heart is broken when Rhett just walks away, leaving th
13、e woman that he once loved with cruel words, “Frankly, dear, I dont give a damn. ”分析: 本句是主从复合句。主句中含有when引导的时间状语从句, 后面是现在分词作结果状语, 结果状语中是the woman作先行词的定语从句, 关系代词that作love的宾语。翻译: 但当瑞德只留给他曾经爱过的女人残酷的话“坦白地说, 亲爱的, 我一点也不在乎。”就离开时, 她的心都碎了。. 完形填空Having a job is great. It means I can have a place to 1 in. And w
14、ith an above-average job, I can 2 a car and overseas vacations. However, I also understand how 3 it is to have a below-average job, having had many of them before. Its quite awful. Owning a car was out of the questionI could 4 pay for the subway ride. I emailed my 5 to every company with an online c
15、areer page. I even printed my resume (个人简历) and handed it out to hundreds of offices. One summer I got a job at a high-tech company, which I was 6 at. It was no 7 when I was asked to leave that job after only four days. A lot of people today believe the problem of unemployment in my generation is ou
16、r 8. Some criticize (批评) us for being lazy or careless. Some 9 members of my generation of having a sense of “specialness” that has 10 us to believe we can all be astronauts, movie stars or singers if we put our mind to it. Also, a few of them think that we would all be happily 11 if we learned trad
17、es or software engineering. I understand that not everyone can go into space, star in Hollywood movies or fill stadiums with fans, 12. Everyone is good at something, but no one is good at 13. It took me hundreds of rejection emails to 14 that I had to focus on finding a job where I could really be 1
18、5. And now, I finally have that job. Its not the best start, but its not bad for a start either. 【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。“我”想谋得一份高于平均水平的工作, 这样就能实现购买汽车和去海外度假的梦想。但是, 在经过许多次的求职失败后, “我”才意识到“尺有所短, 寸有所长”的道理, 并最终找到了一份自己擅长的工作。1. A. liveB. hideC. stepD. play【解析】选A。根据首句“Having a job is great. ”可知, 拥有一份工作是很棒的事情; 结合该句
19、“It means I can have a place to _in. ”可知, 拥有一份工作意味着有了居住(live)的地方, 故A项正确。2. A. affordB. offerC. buyD. own【解析】选A。根据该句“And with an above-average job, I can _a car and overseas vacations. ”并结合常识可知, 拥有一份高于平均水平的工作, “我”能买得起一辆小汽车并能去海外度假。afford“买得起, 负担得起”。3. A. easyB. specialC. difficultD. impossible【解析】选C。根
20、据第一段最后一句可知, 拥有一份高于平均水平的工作, “我”便能买得起一辆小汽车并能去海外度假; 结合该句中的“However”和“a below-average job”可知, 此句句意与第一段最后一句的句意相反, 即“我”也知道拥有一份低于平均水平的工作, 生活会是多么困难(difficult)。4. A. oftenB. necessarilyC. meanwhileD. barely【解析】选D。根据该句中的“Owning a car was out of the question”可知, 拥有一份低于平均水平的工作时, 拥有一辆小汽车是不可能的; 结合“I could _pay fo
21、r the subway ride”可知, “我”勉强(barely)能够支付乘坐地铁的费用。5. A. achievementsB. photosC. detailsD. grades【解析】选C。根据上文可知, “我”想谋到一份高于平均水平的工作; 结合该句“I emailed my _to every company with an online career page. ”可知, 为此“我”将自己的具体情况(details)用电子邮件发送给每个有在线职业主页的公司。6. A. expertB. skillfulC. terribleD. amazed【解析】选C。根据下文中的“when
22、 I was asked to leave that job after only four days”可推知, “我”在一个高科技公司谋得的工作是“我”不擅长的; C项意为“糟糕的”, be terrible at意为“不擅长”, 故C项正确。7. A. funB. goodC. surpriseD. use【解析】选C。根据上文可知, 这份在一家高科技公司谋得的工作是“我”不擅长的, 因此, 在工作四天后“我”就被辞退并不出人意料; C项意为“意想不到的事”, 故C项正确。8. A. dutyB. faultC. taskD. project【解析】选B。由下一句中的“for being
23、lazy or careless”可知, 很多人认为我们这一代人的失业是我们的过错, B项意为“过错”, 故B项正确。9. A. robB. remindC. accuseD. warn【解析】选C。根据上文“Some criticize us for being lazy or careless. ”可知, 有些人批评我们懒惰或粗心; 结合该句“Some _members of my generation of having a sense of specialness”可知, 有些人指责我们这一代人有一种“特殊”感。accuse sb. of sth. 为固定搭配, 意为“指责某人某事”,
24、 故C项正确。10. A. ledB. askedC. chosenD. told【解析】选A。这种“特殊”感导致我们相信, 如果我们集中精力去做一件事, 我们都能成为宇航员、电影明星或歌唱家。lead “引导, 引领”, 故A项正确。11. A. hiredB. firedC. praisedD. admired【解析】选A。根据语境可知, 他们中的一些人认为, 如果我们学的是外贸或软件工程, 我们都会很开心地找到工作。A项意为“被雇用”, 故A项正确。12. A. tooB. howeverC. eitherD. instead【解析】选B。根据上文可知, 有些人指责我们这一代人有一种“特
25、殊”感, 这种“特殊”感导致我们相信, 如果我们集中精力去做一件事, 我们都能成为宇航员、电影明星或歌唱家。结合该句中的“I understand that not everyone can go into space, star in Hollywood movies or fill stadiums with fans”可知, 该句句意和上文内容存在转折关系, 故用however。13. A. anythingB. somethingC. nothingD. everything【解析】选D。根据该句中的“Everyone is good at something”和“but”可知, 每个
26、人都擅长某个事物, 但没有人擅长一切事物。D项意为“每件事物, 所有事物”, 故D项正确。14. A. realizeB. rememberC. respectD. forget【解析】选A。结合语境可知, “我”收到了数百封拒绝邮件, 才意识到“我”必须把精力集中在找一份能让“我”真正成功的工作。A项意为“意识到”, 故A项正确。15. A. lazyB. averageC. richD. successful【解析】选D。此处表示“我”意识到必须谋求一份让自己真正成功的工作, D项意为“成功的”, 符合语境, 故D项正确。【知识拓展】佳词积累1. own v. 拥有2. out of th
27、e question 不可能3. be good at 擅长4. focus on 集中. 语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Proper exercise is beneficial to our health. As the experts say, swimming is an excellent way to work your entire body. An hour of swimming 1. (burn) almost as many calories as running. There are a host of benefits yo
28、u may gain from swimming 2. _ (regular). One of 3. _ biggest benefits of swimming is that it truly works well from head to toe. It can not only increase your heart rate without 4. _(stress) your body, but also build up your muscles and 5. _ (strong). Besides, swimming makes your heart and lung stron
29、g. It is so good for you that researchers say it may even reduce your risk of death. 6. _ (compare) with inactive people, 7. _ (swim) have about half the risk of death. Some other studies have shown that swimming may help lower blood pressure and control blood sugar. The number of persons 8. _ exper
30、ience some level of insomnia (失眠症) is increasing, so this is excellent newsthe researchers conclude that swimming is a potentially powerful way to relieve stress quickly and promote deeper sleep. Swimming is safe for most people. As with any workout, there are certain risks associated with swimming.
31、 If you 9. _ (injure) or have certain medical conditions, be sure to check with your doctor before swimming. 10. _ general, its a good idea to check with your doctor whenever you start a new exercise program. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。全文说明了游泳对健康的好处及开展该运动的注意事项。1. 【解析】burns。考查动词的时态和主谓一致。句意: 游泳一小时几乎和跑步一小时燃烧的卡路里一样
32、多。根据句意可知, 该句陈述的是一般事实, 故用一般现在时; 且该句主语为“An hour of swimming”, 属于第三人称单数, 故谓语动词用burns。2. 【解析】regularly。考查词性转换。句意: 经常游泳你将获益良多。设空处修饰动名词“swimming”, 故用其副词形式。3. 【解析】the。考查冠词。根据设空后的“biggest”可知, 设空处应用定冠词the。4. 【解析】stressing。考查非谓语动词。根据设空前的介词“without”可知, 设空处应用动名词形式。该处是说, 游泳可以让身体在不感到疲劳的情况下提高心率。5. 【解析】strength。考查词
33、性转换。该处是说, 游泳还可以增强肌肉和力量。根据空前的“your muscles”可知, 空处用名词形式。6. 【解析】Compared。考查非谓语动词。该句的主语和动词compare之间存在被动关系, 表示“与不活跃的人相比”, 故用其过去分词形式。7. 【解析】swimmers。考查词性转换。句意: 与不活跃的人相比, 游泳者只有大约一半的死亡风险。分析句子结构可知, 设空处为该句的主语, 表示“游泳者”, 故用其名词形式; swimmer为可数名词, 且该处表示群体概念, 谓语动词为have, 故用其复数形式。8. 【解析】who/that。考查定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知, 空
34、处引导定语从句, 且在从句中作主语, 先行词为persons, 故用who/that引导该定语从句。9. 【解析】are injured。考查过去分词。句意: 如果你受伤了或患某种疾病, 在游泳前一定要和医生商量。injured为过去分词转化来的形容词, 意为“受伤的”, 故填are injured。10. 【解析】In。考查固定搭配。in general为固定搭配, 意为“总的来说, 通常”。句意: 通常, 无论何时想开始新的锻炼项目, 和医生商量一下, 这是一个好主意。【知识拓展】佳词积累1. be beneficial to对有益2. build up增强3. compare with与
35、作比较4. be associated with与联系. 概要写作阅读下面短文, 根据内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。If youre anything like us, it seems that your stomach starts to grumble as soon as McDonalds golden arches come into view. The reason behind that isnt the mouthwatering taste of their delicious friesthis is how they get them to taste so go
36、od by the wayits actually psychological, and it has to do with the colors of their logo. The colors red and yellow were chosen for a specific reasonand no, it wasnt because they looked nice with Ronald McDonalds clown-like face. It actually has to do with science. The color red is stimulating and is
37、 associated with being active. It also increases heart rate, which helps to jump-start your appetite. The color yellow is associated with happiness and is the most visible color in daylight, so thats why a McDonalds sign is so easy to spot on a crowded road. The brain processes color before it proce
38、sses words or shapes, so thats why the fast-food chain chose these two colors for their logo and brand. Red and yellow make you hungry, encouraging you to want to buy the products they sell, while also making you feel happy. McDonalds has started to use this color philosophy to influence and change
39、the way people currently think about their brand as well. Many franchises have started to incorporate more of the color green into their storefronts and interior design because its associated with nature and being environmentally friendly, something McDonalds has been criticized for not being in the
40、 past. The company has been working to become greener by using environmentally friendly refrigeration and converting used oil into biodiesel fuel. So, next time you pass a McDonalds, dont be surprised if you find it really hard to resist going in and getting a burger and coke. _【参考范文】The reason why
41、people cant resist the temptation of McDonalds is psychologically connected with colors of the logo. (要点1) Yellow and red are chosen to help increase peoples appetite and make the store sign easy to spot. (要点2) Another reason is that the human brain processes color before words or shapes. (要点3) Nowadays McDonalds takes advantage of the color philosophy to become more environmental by incorporating more green color into their store design. (要点4)