1、Module 6 Films and TV Programmes课时作业.阅读(2020贵阳市普通高中高三年级摸底考试)As the old saying goes, “Dont judge a book by its cover.” And neither should we judge movie stars by their ages.At just 21, Elle Fanning made history by becoming the youngest jury (评审团) member at the Cannes Film Festival. This year it laste
2、d from May 14th to May 25th. “I was in complete shock when I got that phone call and that question if I wanted to be a member of the Cannes Jury，” Fanning said during a press conference.As it turned out, it not only shocked the US actress, but also brought criticism from those who believed Fanning w
3、as too young compared to other veterans in the industry. But Fannings acting experience was in fact a good argument for her jury membership. In fact, Fanning has been a Hollywood fixture for longer than you realize.The 21yearold has been in many big productions. She began acting in I Am Sam at age 3
4、. With lead roles in movies like Super 8, We Bought a Zoo and Maleficent under her belt, shes appeared in 60 projects and is one of Hollywoods hottest young stars. Fannings devotion to work numbers her among the few former child stars who continue to act as adults.In her latest movie Teen Spirit, wh
5、ich hit US cinemas last month, Fanning plays a pop singer. Since she had no singing experience, Fanning had to work with Grammywinning music producer Marius de Vries for three months before the filming started. “I would go to his apartment and sing through all the songs every day，” she said. “He vid
6、eoed me and recorded me singing everything and made me watch it back again and again to improve my skills.”With such rich acting experience and devotion to her art, Fanning certainly was able to “represent a new class in film” at the Cannes Film Festival.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。21岁的艾丽范宁成为戛纳电影节历史上年龄最小的评审团成员。凭借
7、丰富的表演经验和对艺术的热爱，范宁无疑能够在戛纳电影节上“代表电影界的一个新阶层”。1What does the underlined word “veterans” probably mean?AShocked actresses.BGreen hands.CExperienced people.DMusic producers.答案：C词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句可知，范宁当选为戛纳电影节评审团成员招致了一些人的批评，他们认为范宁与业内其他资深人士相比过于年轻。据此可推知，画线词意为“经验丰富的人，老手”，故C项正确。2In which film does Fanning play a p
8、op singer?AI Am Sam.BSuper 8.CWe Bought a Zoo.DTeen Spirit.答案：D细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“In her latest movie Teen Spirit . Fanning plays a pop singer.”可知，D项正确。3What does the writer think of Elle Fanning?AWealthy.BDevoted.CConsiderate.DFriendly.答案：B推理判断题。根据第五段叙述的无唱歌经验的范宁为扮演一位流行音乐歌手所做的努力和尾段中的“With such rich acti
9、ng experience and devotion to her art”可推知，作者认为范宁是一位对工作尽心尽力的演员，故B项正确。4What is the main idea of the text?AElle Fannings earning her honor.BA person judged by appearance.CIntroducing some famous films.DElle Fannings presenting in a new film.答案：A主旨大意题。根据第二段第一句“At just 21, Elle Fanning made history by be
10、coming the youngest jury (评审团) member at the Cannes Film Festival.”并结合全文其他内容可知，本文主要讲述了21岁的艾丽范宁成为戛纳电影节历史上年龄最小的评审团成员，并介绍了她的演艺经历，故A项正确。【词汇积累】conference n. (通常持续几天的大型正式)会议，研讨会criticism n. 批评；批判；责备；指责devotion n. 奉献；忠诚；专心；热心producer n. (戏剧、电影、节目、唱片等的)制作人【难句分析】原文：Since she had no singing experience, Fannin
11、g had to work with Grammywinning music producer Marius de Vries for three months before the filming started.由于范宁没有演唱经验，在开拍前，她不得不与格莱美获奖音乐制作人马吕斯德弗里斯合作了三个月。(第五段第二句)分析：本句为主从复合句。since引导原因状语从句，主句中包括before引导的时间状语从句。.完形填空My First Trip in the United StatesI still remember my first day in the US very clearly.
12、 My friend was waiting for me when my plane 1 at Kennedy International Airport at three oclock in the afternoon. The weather was very 2 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to 3 . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first
13、 time and I looked 4 at the famous skyscrapers (摩天大楼) and their manmade beauty. Helping me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and 5 to return the next day.Shortly after my friend had left, I went to a 6 near the hotel to get something to eat. 7 I couldnt speak a single word of English, I couldnt te
14、ll the waiter what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some 8 ， but he didnt understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing as the man at the next table was 9 . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway 10 I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of peopl
15、e. I did not feel tired, so I 11 to walk around the city. I wanted to see 12 on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.When I returned to the hotel, I couldnt fall asleep, lay 13 and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many highrise buildings and streams of cars,
16、 and full of 14 and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to 15 English.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了“我”第一次到美国旅游的故事。1A.launchedBlandedCdropped Dleft答案：B根据空格前的“My friend was waiting for me”可判断出当“我”的飞机降落的时候，“我”的朋友正在等“我”。2A.hot BwarmCcold Dcool答案：C根据空格后的“it was snowing”可知，当时天气非常寒冷，故选C。3A.loo
17、k BlistenCenjoy Dmind答案：D根据but及上文中的“The weather was very 2 and it was snowing”可知，“我”由于太激动而不在意寒冷的天气。4A.in surprise Bas usualConce again Din peace答案：A上文中的“saw the skyline . for the first time”暗示，“我”看到这么高的大楼时一定感到吃惊。5A.advised BrefusedCpromised Dhoped答案：C帮“我”在酒店收拾好之后，“我”的朋友就离开了，承诺(promise)明天再来。6A.restau
18、rant BshopCsupermarket Dpub答案：A根据第9空后的“After dinner”可知，“我”去酒店附近的一家餐厅吃东西。7A.Though BSinceCWhile DIf答案：B下文中的“I couldnt tell the waiter what I wanted”说明，因为“我”不会说英语，导致不能告诉服务员自己想吃什么。since引导原因状语从句。8A.voices BsuggestionsCsounds Dgestures答案：D根据上文中的“ 7 I couldnt speak a single word of English”及空后的“but he did
19、nt understand me”可知，此处表示“我”开始做一些“手势”。9A.looking BwaitingCpicking Deating答案：D“我”点了与邻桌那个人正在吃的一样的食物，故选D。10A.until BwhenCbefore Dafter答案：A饭后，“我”开始沿着百老汇大街一直走到时代广场，故选A。11A.tried BstoppedCdetermined Dcontinued答案：C根据空格前的“I did not feel tired”可知，因为“我”不感到累，所以决定走遍整个城市。12A.anything BeverythingCsomething Dnothin
20、g答案：B根据下文的“although I knew it was impossible”可推知，“我”决定走遍全市，在第一天看遍这个城市的“一切”。13A.asleep BawakeCafraid Dalive答案：B根据空格前的“I couldnt fall asleep”可知，“我”睡不着。14A.noises BlightsCstreets Dplaces答案：A纽约市有许多高耸的大楼和川流不息的车辆，充满了噪音，故选A。15A.say BtalkCspeak Dtell答案：C此处表示“我”决定学习说英语。speak English “说英语”。.七选五(2017浙江高考)How t
21、o Do ManontheStreet InterviewsThe manonthestreet interview is an interview in which a reporter hits the streets with a cameraman to interview people on the spot. 1 But with these tips, your first manonthestreet interview experience can be easy.When your boss or professor sends you out to do manonthe
22、street interviews for a story, think about the topic and develop a list of about ten general questions relating to it. For example, if your topic is about environmental problems in America, you might ask, “Why do you think environmental protection is important in America？” 2 Hit the streets with con
23、fidence. 3 Say, “Excuse me, I work for XYZ News, and I was wondering if you could share your opinion about this topic.” This is a quick way to get people to warm up to you.Move on to the next person if someone tells you she is not interested in talking on camera.Dont get discouraged. 4 Each intervie
24、w that you get on the street shouldnt be longer than ten minutes. As soon as you get the answer you need, move on to the next person. Make sure that as you go from interview to interview, you are getting a variety of answers. If everyone is giving you the same answer, you wont be able to use it. A s
25、afe number of interviews to conduct is about six to ten. 5 If your news station or school requires interviewees to sign release forms to appear on the air, dont leave work without them.ALimit your time.BAs you approach people, be polite.CIf you dont own a camera, you can buy one.DFor new reporters,
26、this can seem like a challenging task.ETo get good and useful results, ask them the same question.FThat number of interviews should give you all the answers you need.GWith a question like this, you will get more than a “Yes” or “No” reply.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几条针对街头采访的建议。1D由空格后的“but”以及“easy”可以反推，该空讲
27、的应该是街头采访并非易事。选项D“对于新手记者，这可能像是一项有挑战性的任务”符合语境。故选D。2G本段说去采访前要列出大约十个与采访话题相关的问题，并在空格前给出例子“Why do you think .？”，选项G中的“With a question like this”与上文相呼应。故选G。3B空格后的“excuse me”以及“I was wondering if you could .”都体现了采访者的礼貌。这与选项B“当你接近人们时，要有礼貌”前后照应。故选B。4A显然，该空要填本段的段落小标题。根据空格后的“你在街上的每次采访都不应超过十分钟”可知，进行街头采访时要控制好时间。故
28、选A。5F选项F中的“That number of interviews”与空格前的“A safe number of interviews to conduct”前后照应，即这个采访量应该能为你提供你需要的全部答案。故选F。.应用文写作假定你是李华，请你为电影我不是药神(Dying to Survive)写一篇影评，给校报的英文版块投稿，要点如下：1文牧野执导，徐峥、王传君领衔主演；2影片讲述了一个药店老板从印度代购贩药敛财最后良心发现的故事；3对影片的评价。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯。 精彩范文During holidays, I spent tim
29、e seeing several films, among which, Dying to Survive impressed me most. The popular film was directed by Wen Muye, in which Xu Zheng and Wang Chuanjun played the leading roles.The film tells about a drugstore owner who sells drugs from India to make money and finally feels ashamed about it. So he i
30、s back selling similar drugs not to earn money but to save lives. In the end, although he is still unable to escape the punishment of the law, he wins the respect of all people. Whats more, the society begin to pay attention to the groups.The film is thought highly of by audience, winning unbelievab
31、le box office. As for me, what attracts me most is the exciting plot and the perfect performances.写作思路指导.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheeky. On the train was a strange guy with a big suitcase. He was called William Warblerthe man, not the suitcase
32、and he looked very common indeed. What made him most unusual, though, was the fact that whenever he needed to communicate, he did it by singing opera. It didnt matter to William whether it was simply a matter of answering a brief greeting, like “good day”. He would clear his voice and respond, “Gooo
33、od dayyy to youuuuuuuu . toooooo！”It wouldnt be unfair to say that almost everyone considered William Warbler a massive pain in the neck. No one could get a normal, spoken word out of him. And, as no one knew how he made his livingand he lived quite simply, always wearing his same old secondhand sui
34、tthey often treated him with disdain.They made fun of his singing, calling him “Don No One”， “PoorRotti”， and “Lazy Miserables”. William had been in Cheeky for some years, when, one day, a rumor spread round the town like wildfire: William had secured a role in a very important opera in the nations
35、capital, and there were posters everywhere advertising the event. Everyone in the capital went to see it, and it was a great success. At the end of its runto everyone in Cheekys surprisewhen William was being interviewed by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking rather than singing. And
36、he did it with great courtesy, and with a clear and pleasant voice.From that day, William gave up singing at all hours. Now he did it only during his stage appearances and world tours. Some people suspected why he had changed, but others still had no idea, and continued believing him to be somewhat
37、mad. They wouldnt have thought so if they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large stone, with a handcarved message on it.The message said: “Practice, my boy. Practice every second, for you never know when your chance will come.”Little did people realize that he only got the ro
38、le in the opera because the director had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper. 写前导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了William Warbler为练习歌剧，打招呼都要用歌剧，最终成功登上梦想的舞台实现梦想的故事。精彩范文The story is about how a singer practiced while waiting for his chance in life. (要点1) William Warbler was unusual on the train becaus
39、e he greeted everyone by singing opera, which made everyone think he was mad. (要点2) While being laughed at, Warbler continued his way of singing until one day the whole town was surprised to know that he was invited to sing in the nations capital. (要点3) After the successful performance, he was interviewed and he explained that everyone had to prepare for a chance because you never know when it appears. (要点4)
