1、限时规范练38(选修7Unit 19B)核心素养关键词:培养学生人与社会、热爱音乐的素养能力意识限时规范练第76页一、阅读理解AAndrew Feldman is a student at Lawrence Woodmere Academy (LWA) in Woodmere,New York.On June 25,he took home the top prize at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (全美高中生音乐剧奖) at Broadways Minskoff Theatre.Also known as the Jim
2、my Awards,the awards were named to remember James M.Nederlander,a theater owner and Broadway producer who died in 2016.Feldman won the award for Best Performance by an Actor for playing Frank Abagnale Jr.in LWAs production of “Catch Me If You Can”. He and Rene Rapp each received a $10,000 scholarshi
3、p.Rapp from Charlotte,North Carolina,is the winner of the Best Performance by an Actress award.The other remaining seventy-eight finalists received $3,000 scholarships.The finalists received a week of training at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts (TSOA) before the awards event.Instruc
4、tors from Broadway taught them basic skills of performing arts.Feldman also won the Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Scholarship.Carnegie Mellon University,based in Pittsburgh,was founded in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie.Feldman received an additional $7,500 to attend the universitys six-week summer play progr
5、am.He has been a Broadway lover since seeing “Beauty and the Beast” when he was young.And then he performed in his first play,a production of “Annie”, at eight.The shock of winning has still not disappeared.“Winning the Jimmy Award is not something I even imagined,” Feldman said.“I didnt think it co
6、uld actually happen! Its now been about a week and a half and I still dont believe it.”In 2014,Feldman created a theater company called Zneefrock Productions.The company is run totally by teens.It was set up to raise money for NEXT for Autism,an organization helping to support autism programs.【篇章导读】
7、本文是记叙文。Andrew Feldman 获得了2018年度全美高中生音乐剧奖的最佳表演奖。1.What did Feldman do during the week before June 25?A.He performed at the Minskoff Theatre.B.He visited Carnegie Mellon University.C.He traveled around Pittsburgh.D.He received training at TSOA.答案D解析推理判断题。由第四段中的“The finalists received a week of trainin
8、g.(TSOA) before the awards event.”可推断,在颁奖仪式之前,Feldman和其他决赛选手一起在帝势艺术学院接受了一周的培训。2.What did Feldman say about winning the prize?A.He was certain of it.B.He was not expecting it.C.It took him a lot of effort.D.It was not a great achievement.答案B解析细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“Winning the Jimmy Award is not something I
9、even imagined”可知,Feldman并没有想到自己会获得吉米奖。3.Why did Feldman create Zneefrock Productions?A.To support an organization.B.To raise money for a theater.C.To help teenage Broadway lovers.D.To remember a Broadway producer.答案A解析细节理解题。由最后一段可知,Feldman创办公司是为了在资金上支持某慈善组织。4.What is the text mainly about?A.A group
10、of Broadway lovers.B.A theater company run by teens.C.The winner of the Jimmy Awards.D.The influence of the Jimmy Awards.答案C解析主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文报道了2018年全美高中生音乐剧奖获得者Andrew Feldman。BThe idea of turning recycled plastic bottles into clothing is not new.During the last five years,a large number of clothing
11、 companies,businesses,and environmental organizations have started turning plastics into fabric (织物) to deal with plastic pollution.But theres a problem with this method.Research now shows that microfibers could be the biggest source of plastic in the sea.Dr Mark Browne in Santa Barbara,California,h
12、as been studying plastic pollution and microfibers for 10 years now.He explains that every time synthetic (合成的) clothes go into a washing machine,a large number of plastic fibers fall off.Most washing machines cant collect these microfibers.So every time the water gets out of a washing machine,micro
13、fibers are entering the sewers (下水道) and finally end up in the sea.In 2011,Browne wrote a paper stating that a single piece of synthetic clothing can produce more than 1,900 fibers per wash.Browne collected samples from seawater and freshwater sites around the world,and used a special way to examine
14、 each sample.He discovered that every single water sample contained microfibers.This is bad news for a number of reasons.Plastic can cause harm to sea life when eaten.Studies have also shown that plastic can absorb other pollutants.Based on this evidence,it may seem surprising that companies and org
15、anizations have chosen to turn plastic waste into clothing as an environmental “solution”. Even though the science has been around for a while,Browne explains that hes had a difficult time getting companies to listen.When he asked well-known clothing companies to support Benign by Design his researc
16、h project that seeks to get clothes that have a bad effect on humans and the environment out of the market Browne didnt get a satisfying answer.Only one womens clothing company,Eileen Fisher,offered Browne funding.【篇章导读】本文是议论文。回收旧塑料用来制成衣物,这到底是环保还是破坏环境?5.What has happened during the past five years?A
17、.Fabric has become much stronger.B.Plastic pollution has been less serious.C.Many plastics have been reused.D.Microfibers have been greatly improved.答案C解析细节理解题。由第一段中的“During the last five years.to deal with plastic pollution.”可知,塑料这些年被回收利用以制成布料。6.What does Browne think of washing synthetic clothes?A
18、.It is adding microfibers to the clothes.B.It is worsening environmental problems.C.It is making synthetic clothes last longer.D.It is doing great damage to washing machines.答案B解析推理判断题。由第二段中的“So every time the water.end up in the sea.”可知,洗衣服带来的超细纤维最终进入大海,污染水体。7.What can be inferred about Brownes Ben
19、ign by Design research project?A.It has achieved great success.B.It hasnt got anything done.C.It is known to very few people.D.It is facing some difficulties.答案D解析推理判断题。最后一段中提到只有一家公司对这个研究项目进行了资助,其他机构都不认同,由此可知这一项目面临许多困难。8.Whats the best title for the text?A.Its important to learn to recycleB.Its neve
20、r easy to solve pollution problemsC.Recycled plastic clothing:solution or pollution?D.Are human beings moving forward or backward?答案C解析标题归纳题。回收塑料制成衣物这个一直被认为很环保的行为最近被发现对环境有危害,本文主要就此话题进行了讨论。C项作标题最能概括文章主旨。二、完形填空Alonzo Johnson stopped.He decided to help a(n)1 elderly man down an escalator (自动扶梯) in a Ma
21、ssachusetts shopping mall last week,2 the 23-year-old could never have predicted that his simple,random act of kindness would win him the 3 of thousands of people online.An old man4 at the top of an escalator and a few people started gathering 5 to get on.It was clear he was feeling 6 as to whether
22、to step on to the escalator or not.Johnson spotted the senior citizen hesitating and 7 the simplest kindness.He reached out a(n) 8 and asked with a smile on his face,“Can I help you,sir?”The old man quietly started to9 to the young man that he had gotten stuck on an escalator once and was a little 1
23、0.The young man gently offered his assurance,they 11 each other eye to eye for just a moment and the old man 12 his arm.Everyone else remained 13 and waited.Paula Picard and a friend were standing nearby and 14 to take a touching photo of the pair linking arms as they 15 the escalator together.She p
24、osted the 16 on Facebook and it spread 17 with more than 420,000 likes and 25,000 comments in just a few hours.Johnson said he never18 his actions would reach so many people.“He looked very afraid and I thought maybe I could19,” Johnson said.“My mom always tells us to be nice and do the 20 thing.Its
25、 really the way I was brought up and how I was raised.”【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。一位老人不敢乘坐自动扶梯,一位年轻人伸出援手,热心帮忙。1.A.busyB.frightenedC.injuredD.blind答案B解析由最后一段中的“He looked very afraid”可知,Johnson看到老人时,老人看起来非常“害怕(frightened)”。2.A.soB.ifC.butD.because答案C解析Johnson帮助老人下扶梯,这一小小的善举获得了网友的广泛关注,这是他始料未及的,该空前后两句话存在语义上的转折关系,故填bu
26、t。3.A.praiseB.blameC.happinessD.anger答案A解析由下文“more than 420,000 likes and 25,000 comments”可知,Johnson扶老人下扶梯的照片获得大量的“点赞”与评论,他的善举赢得了人们的“称赞(praise)”。4.A.stoppedB.workedC.readD.fell答案A解析由下文“a few people started gathering”以及“whether to step on to the escalator or not”可知,老人没有走上扶梯,他身后已经聚集了一些人,由此可推断,老人此时“停(s
27、topped)”在扶梯顶端。5.A.runningB.pushingC.shoutingD.waiting答案D解析下文“Everyone else.and waited”是提示,老人停在扶梯顶端时,一些人在他后面“等待(waiting)”上扶梯。6.A.hopefulB.convenientC.unsureD.uncomfortable答案C解析由下文“whether to step on to the escalator or not”及“the senior citizen hesitating”可知,老人“不确定(unsure)”要不要走上扶梯。7.A.offeredB.soldC.w
28、antedD.took答案A解析Johnson注意到老人犹豫不前,“主动提供(offered)”帮助。8.A.eyeB.armC.ropeD.stick答案B解析下文his arm是提示。9.A.promiseB.proveC.apologizeD.explain答案D解析下文“he had gotten stuck on an escalator once and.”是老人对自己犹豫不前的“解释(explain)”。10.A.excitedB.surprisedC.scaredD.disappointed答案C解析因为老人曾经被扶梯卡住过,因此他有点“害怕(scared)”。11.A.arg
29、ued withB.listened toC.looked atD.ran into答案C解析下文eye to eye是提示,他们互相“望着(looked at)”对方。12.A.acceptedB.shookC.refusedD.left答案A解析由下文老人和Johnson一起下扶梯可知,这时他“接受了(accepted)”Johnson的帮助。13.A.anxiousB.patientC.interestedD.worried答案B解析由本句中的waited可知,在Johnson与老人交流这段时间,其他人“耐心(patient)”等待着。14.A.managedB.avoidedC.ask
30、edD.failed答案A解析由下文照片被上传到社交媒体上可知,Paula Picard和朋友“成功(managed)”拍到了照片。15.A.talked aboutB.walked towardsC.went downD.searched for答案C解析由上文中的“down an escalator”和“at the top of an escalator”可知,这张照片展示了Johnson扶老人“下(went down)”扶梯的情景。16.A.messageB.CommentC.exampleD.photo答案D解析Paula Picard把这张“照片(photo)”上传到了社交媒体上,
31、它(照片)传播“很快(quickly)”,几个小时的时间便获得大量的“点赞”和评论。17.A.differentlyB.quicklyC.strangelyD.completely答案B解析见上题解析。18.A.meantB.admittedC.understoodD.expected答案D解析由第一段中的“the 23-year-old could never have predicted that.”可知,Johnson没有“预料到(expected)”他的举动会被这么多人知道。19.A.helpB.followC.seeD.smile答案A解析Johnson在老人犹豫不前时提供了“帮助(
32、help)”。20.A.easyB.famousC.rightD.perfect答案C解析由Johnson的母亲教导他要善良可推断,要他做“对的(right)”事。三、短文改错When asking about my mother,I often reply that she is perhaps the only one can understand my feelings without any exchange of words.To my view,theres nothing strong than her love for me.She knows how to make me s
33、mile and at the same time knows how to make me behave me.Most important,she always does what she can to help me particularly when I am in the trouble.On a sad day I will always become happier,just by see her loving eyes and encouraged smile.My mother was,is and will always be my first and best friends forever.答案第一句:askingasked;can前加who/that第二句:ToIn;strongstronger第三句:第三个memyself第四句:importantimportantly;去掉the第五句:seeseeing;encouragedencouraging第六句:friendsfriend
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