1、Unit 15 单元主题语篇训练 （课时作业三）.阅读理解AVideo producer and musician Justin Scholar enjoyed his fantastic moment weeks ago when he spotted his latest work playing on a huge electronic screen at New Yorks Times Square.“Its sort of the American dream to see your name up inlights，” says the New Jersey native.“Id
2、never really cared about my name being that big, but going to New York and seeing the big screens, you always wonder if your work is going to make it up there.”The video that helps Scholar fulfill his “American dream” was shot and produced in China, where Scholar is living and working as a media com
3、pany owner.Scholar took his first Chinese class in high school seven years ago and made his first trip to Shanghai in 2015 through a studyabroad program when he was a student in New York University.The film and TV major changed his focus from technical art to traditional arts during his study in Sha
4、nghai, spending most of the time learning inkandwash painting, calligraphy and the guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument.He also fell in love with the city, where he ate a lot of authentic xiaolongbao, or steamed meat buns, and felt safe walking on the streets at 3 am.Shanghai impresses
5、Scholar as an efficient, modern city calling for greater business prosperity with foreign participation, so he returned two years later, when his career at home was already booming after making commercials for big names such as CocaCola and Jaguar.Thanks to a combination of luck and talent, he achie
6、ved the goal soon with a Chinese friend as his business partner, and the company has already produced some 15 videos for pop icons, fashionistas, and art museums in merely six months.The video that plays at Times Square, a tourism promotionalfilm for southwest Chinas Chongqing city, is the companys
7、first project contracted(签合同) by a local government in China.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了视频制作人和音乐家Justin Scholar在中国的学习经历与他大获成功的在纽约时代广场播放的作品。1What did Scholar study in Shanghai?ATV media.BTechnical art.CTraditional arts. DThe Chinese language.解析：选C细节理解题。由第三段第三句可知，在上海学习期间，影视专业使他从主攻科技艺术转为主攻传统艺术。故选C。2What is the
8、 authors purpose in writing Paragraphs 3 and 4?ATo change to a new topic for writing.BTo make a conclusion of the first 2 paragraphs.CTo dive deeper into the previous topic.DTo add the background information of the video.解析：选D推理判断题。文章三、四两段主要讲述了Justin Scholar 在上海留学回国后又返回上海的经历，为第五段所讲述的视频的创作由来添加背景信息。故选
9、D。3What do we know about Scholars video?AIt was shot at Times Square.BIt showed attractions of Chongqing.CIt was shot in the year 2015.DIt showed his college life in Shanghai.解析：选B细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句可知，这段视频内容是为中国西南部的城市重庆拍摄的旅游宣传片。故选B。4Whats the main idea of the text?AChina opens up new routes to internat
10、ional tourists.BShanghai attracts an increasing number of foreigners.CAmerican dream unexpectedly comes true with the great video.DYoung American brings Chinese tourist video to Times Square.解析：选D主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了美国人Justin Scholar拍摄的重庆旅游宣传视频在纽约时代广场上播放的故事。故选D。BAlong with the progress of reform and
11、 opening up, the Chinese film industry has also made remarkable achievements and become in a flourishing (繁荣的) state in economic growth. It has recorded social changes in the past decades through the medium of the film. The film market of China has been much better than that of North America, becomi
12、ng the largest in the world during the first season of 2019.In the original stage of reform and opening up, old Chinese movies were rescreened and foreign movies dubbed (译制). Audiences enthusiasm for movies was lighted up by both these practices. In 1979, the attendance of Chinese moviegoers reached
13、 a record high of 29.3 billion. However, televisions and other entertainment activities sprang up in the late 1980s and drew many audiences away from movies when the film market faced a danger.The employment of a socialist market economy in China in 1992 brought energy again to the film industry. Wi
14、th the introduction of free competition and reforms, it made an abundant recovery and experienced rapid growth. In the same period, China began to introduce overseas movies into the home market, especially those from Hollywood. Despite the argument that foreign movies occupy the space of homemade on
15、es, Chinese movies with increasingly higher quality have gained a firm foothold in the local market with box offices setting several new records.The development of the Internet has added new energy to the Chinese film industry. In 2015, the powerful Internet companies, one called Tencent and another
16、 Alibaba, developed their own film arm and began to adapt popular online stories for movies. With big data, more accurate marketing skills can target specific audiences to satisfy their personal preferences. Yet the development of online cinemas may pose threats to the survival of offline ones. Now
17、the film industry is exploring more advanced film screening technologies to provide audiences with an improved movie experience.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。随着改革开放的发展，中国电影业也取得了显著的成就，成为经济增长形势下的一道繁荣景象。中国电影业通过电影媒介记录了中国过去几十年的社会变化，并且在不断地发展、创新。5Which threat did the Chinese film market face in the late 1980s?APopularity
18、of televisions.BDevelopment of online cinemas.CA slowdown in economic growth.DIntroduction of overseas movies.解析：选A细节理解题。由第二段中的“However, televisions and other entertainment activities sprang up in the late 1980s”可知，中国电影业在20世纪80年代末期因电视和其他娱乐活动的突然兴起而面临威胁，故选项A正确。6What does the underlined word “it ” in P
19、aragraph 3 refer to?AThe space of Chinese movies.BThe Chinese film industry.CThe socialist market economy.DThe introduction of reform and opening up.解析：选B代词指代题。由画线词上文中的“The employment of a socialist market economy in China in 1992 brought energy again to the film industry.”可推知，画线词指代“中国电影产业”。7What do
20、es the author indicate in the end?AOnline cinemas will replace traditional ones sooner.BThe film screening technology is key to films success.CThe Internet is a twoedged sword for the film industry.DMovies made by Tencent and Alibaba are most successful.解析：选C推理判断题。综合分析最后一段第一句和倒数第二句可知，互联网的发展对电影产业的发展有
21、利有弊，故选C项。8What would be the best title for the text?AThe Everchanging Film MarketBPopular Online FilmsCAdvanced Film TechnologiesDFlourishing Chinese Films解析：选D标题归纳题。由文章的首句及全文的叙述即可概括文章主旨为中国电影业的繁荣发展，故选项D最适合作文章的标题。.短文改错Last month our class organized a hike along the Chaobai River, which run through He
22、bei, Beijing and Tianjin. Much to my disappoint, I found the river was serious polluted. At that moment, I was determined to do what I could protect it. First, under my teachers help, I used the equipments from the school lab to test the quality of the river water. But then, I used the data I had co
23、llected it to analyze the pollution of the river. Finally, I write a report on the pollution of the river to the local government. I also gave a presentation in class where I suggested that we must make changes to protect our water resources.答案：第一句：runruns第二句：disappointdisappointment; seriousserious
24、ly第三句：protect前加to第四句：underwith; equipmentsequipment第五句：ButAnd; 去掉it第六句：writewrote第七句：mustshould或去掉must.书面表达假定你是学生会主席李华，你校将举行“用英语讲中国故事”比赛，请你给留学生Mike写一封电子邮件邀请他参加，内容包括：1比赛的时间和地点；2比赛的意义；3报名方式。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Mike，Yours，Li Hua参考范文：Dear Mike，Our school is going to hold a contest in the
25、lecture hall to tell Chinese stories in English, starting at 9 am. next Friday, which Id like to invite you to participate in.As you know, we organize such activities every year, for they can boost our spoken English.Considering you are always a big fan of Chinese culture, I think you must be crazy about joining us，by which you can have a better understanding of Chinese stories.If you are available, please register at the student council office before next Wednesday.Im eagerly looking forward to your reply.Yours，Li Hua
