1、课时作业26Art.阅读理解(河南南阳一中检测)Martha Graham, born in 1894, was one of the most famous dancers and creators of dance, whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on the modern visual arts, Stravinsky had on music, or Frank Lloyd Wright had on architecture. She created almost t
2、wo hundred dance pieces. She is often called the Mother of Modern Dance.Earlier in her life, however, Martha did not know that she would become a dancer. At that time, the dancers were looked down on. So Marthas parents didnt approve of her desire to dance at the beginning. Until 1916, she began her
3、 studies at the newly created Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts, founded by Ruth St Denis and Ted Shawn, where Graham worked very hard to improve her ability to dance because she was considered too old to begin dancing.In 1936, Graham made her defining work, Chronicle, which signaled the
4、beginning of a new era in modern dance. The dance brought serious issues to the stage for the general public in a dramatic manner. Influenced by the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the Great Depression that followed, and the Spanish Civil War, it focused on depression and isolation, reflected in the dark
5、 nature of both the set and costumes.Graham continued to dance past the age of seventy. Once again, she was met with criticism from people who came to watch her shows. But she didnt give up. Her last completed ballet was 1990s Maple Leaf Rag. A Dancers World is an introduction to Graham and her work
6、. She tells about her dances and her dance group shows some of their methods.Martha Graham received many awards during her lifetime, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976. She was the first dancer to receive the countrys highest civilian honor. She died in 1991. In 1998, Time magazine
7、listed her as the “Dancer of the Century” and as one of the most important people of the twentieth century.本文是一篇说明文，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了现代舞之母玛莎格兰姆的一生以及她在舞蹈方面的成就。1Some famous artists mentioned in Paragraph 1 show Martha Graham _.Awas influenced greatly by themBkept in touch with them regularlyChad a grea
8、t effect on modern danceDliked to make more friends with them答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on the modern visual arts, Stravinsky had on music, or Frank Lloyd Wright had on architecture可知将玛莎格兰姆的影响和其他的一些伟大的人物相比，暗示她的影响也非常大。2Why didnt Martha
9、s parents approve of her desire to dance at first?AShe was too old to learn American dance.BAmerican dance was seen as a lower art form.CThere was no academic school to teach dancing.DHer family was too poor to afford her tuition.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的第二句At that time, the dancers were looked down on.可
10、知舞蹈家在那时是被看不起的，暗示舞蹈在当时是一种地位较低的艺术形式。3When Martha Graham continued to dance in her 70s, she _.Awas warmly welcomed by the youthBachieved huge success once againCreceived many awards for her ageDwas attacked by people答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中Graham continued to dance past the age of seventy. Once again, she w
11、as met with criticism from people who came to watch her shows.可知她70岁演出时，受到了一些人的批评，可知她受到了一些人的攻击。4The text is mainly about _.Athe background of modern dance in AmericaBthe development of modern dance in AmericaCMartha Graham and her achievements in danceDthe awards Martha Graham won in her life答案：C解析：
12、主旨大意题。根据文章的内容，可知本文是按时间顺序叙述了现代舞之母玛莎格兰姆的一生以及她在舞蹈方面的成就。.阅读填句(吉林一中检测)How to Help a Teenager Make Good DecisionsHabitually poor decisionmaking is common in teenagers. Naturally, such a habit makes parentteen relationship difficult, especially when a parent wants his teen to do what a “responsible adolesc
13、ent” would do. _1_Distinguish real problems from “childish” acts. _2_ By making small and harmless mistakes, like a recentlydeveloped habit of careless consuming, a teen learns good decisionmaking skills on his own via selfcorrection. Next time, hell be more likely to think twice before making his b
14、uying decision. _3_ More likely, it is out of a real inability to determine whats best for him.Set clear expectations. _4_ For example, if your teen refuses to study for his math final because “math is pointless”， explain that you expect him to perform well in school, even in the “pointless” classes
15、. Avoid saying “Lets just give up on math, then.”_5_ Trade insignificant freedoms, such as clothing style for the promise that hell live up to academic and family responsibilities. If your teen could realize it, allow him to be himself. Not only does giving up a bit of control solve many conflicts,
16、but the extra freedom you give him can also improve his decisionmaking.AFind a middle ground.BLearn to solve problems.CPoint out your expectations and his responsibilities.DA responsible adolescent must have role models to learn from.EDont think the teen is making bad decisions just to challenge you
17、.FTherefore, its important to guide them with problemsolving strategies.GTeens often make poor decisions simply because they dont have the experience.很多青少年不太擅长做决定，这些不好的习惯对亲子关系不利，文章介绍了几种帮助孩子做决定的方法。1F解析：根据上文可知，很多青少年不太擅长做决定，这些不好的习惯对亲子关系不利，因此帮助他们找到解决问题的方法是很重要的。2G解析：这段的主题句为Distinguish real problems from
18、“childish” acts，要把真正的问题和孩子行为区别开来，因为很多孩子缺乏生活经验才导致做出错误的决定。3E解析：根据后面一句话More likely, it is out of a real inability to determine whats best for him.可知，可能孩子没有能力决定什么对他是最好的，所以你不要认为孩子做出的不好决定是在挑战你。4C解析：从该段主题句Set clear expectations可知，要设立清晰的期望值，并告诉孩子你的期望和他的责任。5A解析：根据最后一段可知，让孩子有机会做自己，有一定的自由，即找到一个折中的方法，这样可以提高他们做决
19、定的能力。.语法填空(黑龙江牡丹江第一高级中学模拟考试)As is known to us, the year 2016 has one extra day in itFebruary 29th. This is because its _1_ we call “a leap year”. Every four years, the year has 366 days in _2_ instead of 365.It is called a leap year because hundreds of years ago in England, the extra day wasnt _3_ (
20、legal) recognized. There is a wellknown tradition in the UK _4_ (associate) with February 29th, introduced many centuries ago. Women are allowed to break with tradition and propose (求婚) to their boyfriends on this day. This all started back in the _5_ (five) century, when a famous Irish saint made a
21、 _6_ (complain) that women had to wait too long for men to propose. According to the legend, Saint Patrick said any female dreaming of a proposal could ask her boyfriend to marry her on this additional day in February. This socalled tradition _7_ (write) in law in the thirteenth century. Scotland pa
22、ssed a law allowing women to propose to men in a leap year. It was said that if the men refused, they had to pay a fine!Now in 2016, there are calls _8_ February 29th to become a public holiday. Some people believe that it should be an _9_ (office) day off, because no one gets _10_ (many) payments f
23、or working an extra day in a leap year. For the moment though, the British still have to go to work on this day.本文讲述了与闰年二月二十九日相关的事宜。1what解析：考查表语从句。句意：这是因为2016年是我们所说的“闰年”。表语从句中call缺少宾语，故用what。2it解析：考查代词。本处代指the year，作介词in的宾语，故用人称代词的宾格形式it。3legally解析：考查副词。修饰动词应用副词legally。4associated解析：考查非谓语动词。在英国有个有名的
24、传统和二月二十九日有关。be associated with.“与有联系，与有关”。本处应用过去分词短语作后置定语。5fifth解析：考查序数词。in the fifth century“在五世纪”。定冠词the后加序数词。6complaint解析：考查名词。不定冠词a后加名词。7was_written解析：考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。这项所谓的传统在13世纪被写入法律。tradition与write为动宾关系，且tradition为单数，此处描述的是过去的情况，故填was written。8for解析：考查介词。(大家)呼吁将二月二十九日定为公众假日。call在此为名词，call for
25、.表示“对于的呼吁”。9official解析：考查形容词。“官方的节假日”，应用形容词作定语修饰名词。10more解析：考查比较级。因为没有人会因为多干这一天而获得更多的报酬。根据语境可知，本处应用比较级。.短文改错(福建一中检测)Vijay and Raju are friends. One day, they went into forest for a trip. They were enjoying the beauty of nature while they saw a bear coming at them. All of them were very frightened. R
26、aju ran up to a tree and climbing quickly. He did not think of Vijay, who was not so good for tree climbing. Vijay thought for a second. He has heard that animals do not like dead bodies. He fell to the ground but held his breath. The bear smelled him for a while and went away, thought he was dead.
27、Raju asked Vijay, “What did the bear whisper into your ear？” Vijay replied. “The bear asked me not to keep away from friends like you，” and went on his way lonely.答案与解析Vijay and Raju are friends. One day, they went into forest for a trip. They were enjoying the beauty of nature they saw a bear comin
28、g at them. of them were very frightened. Raju ran up to a tree and quickly. He did not think of Vijay, who was not so good tree climbing. Vijay thought for a second. He heard that animals do not like dead bodies. He fell to the ground held his breath. The bear smelled him for a while and went away,
29、he was dead. Raju asked Vijay, “What did the bear whisper into your ear？” Vijay replied. “The bear asked me to keep away from friends like you，”and went on his way .1forest前加a考查冠词。forest为可数名词，这里表示“他们到了一个森林去旅游”。2whilewhen考查连词。此处be doing.when.表达“正在就在这时”，不可以用其他连词代替。3AllBoth考查代词。这里表示Vijay and Raju，因此是两者
30、。4climbingclimbed考查动词。and连接了ran和climbed两个先后的动作。5forat考查短语。be good at为固定搭配，意思是“擅长”。6hashad考查时态。此处表达“在此前他曾听说过”，因此表达过去的过去，用过去完成时。7butand考查连词。fell to the ground与held his breath为先后连续的两个动作，不表示转折。8thoughtthinking考查非谓语动词。thinking he was dead 为v.ing短语作伴随状语，the bear是think动作的发出者。9去掉not考查逻辑关系。keep away from意思是“
31、远离”，显然Vijay对Raju说，熊告诉自己要远离像Raju这样的朋友。10lonelyalone考查副词。lonely是形容词，意思是“孤独的；偏远的”，而alone是副词，意思是“独自地”。.书面表达(山东济南外国语学校检测)假设你是李华，你的美国笔友Kate即将完成学业，不久前给你发邮件就是否到中国工作询问你的意见，请根据以下提示回一封电子邮件：1建议她可以来中国；2阐述你的理由；3承诺可提供帮助。注意：1词数100左右；2文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；3可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Kate，Im glad to have received the letter y
32、ou sent me last week.I have been thinking about the question you asked me. From my point of view, you can choose to come to China after finishing your studies.For one reason, Chinas development over the past 30 years offers quantities of job opportunities for the young. Whats more, what you are stud
33、ying is badly needed in China nowadays. In fact, many big companies in my city are hoping to hire people like you. For another reason, China is a country with such different cultures and traditions from the past that many foreigners enjoy living and working here. Why not come and join them? Im sure youll adapt to the environment quickly. If you come, I will do what I can to help you. So what are you waiting for?Best wishes!Yours，Li Hua
