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第19节 文娱与体育(一)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(2018·安徽合肥二模)

Theaters of the Past

The Greek Theater

Theaters developed in many parts of t Greek theaters were built in natural open

air sites on conveniently shaped allowed a great mass of people to enjoy a show at a

to this，actors placed emphasis on exaggerated(夸张的) action and ，colorful

symbolic masks and costumes were used.

The Medieval Theater

The Medieval Theater started in ’s why medieval plays were about Bible

first，it became a custom for priests(牧师) to act out brief scenes during Christmas and

acts attracted large y the church refused to allow priests to participate in

any such events again，so ordinary people began these performances mances were set

in the town square，with several stage settings around it.

The Elizabethan Theater

The England’s theater developed rapidly in the years following the defeat of the Spanish

dominant feature of Elizabethan Theater was the has three parts：The fore stage

for outside scenes；the inner stage for scenes inside a building; an upper stage or balcony for

various reason for this design is that there were no scene changes，or breaks during

the little scenery was used，so the actors had to create a scene through their voices and

led to a more poetic script，and poets became the main source of script writing.

The Restoration Theater

Some of the plays told sad stories，but the majority of the plays were really

specialized machines were used to create the stage was a very clever idea，in that on the

sides of the stage large back shutters(百叶窗) were painted with the scene.

语篇解读 本文介绍了四个古代的剧院。

1．Why were ancient Greek theaters built on hills?

A．To hold a large audience.

B．To build a big and strong stage.

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C．To have a better sound effect.

D．To emphasize exaggerated performances.

答案 A

解+析 细节理解题。根据The Greek Theater中的“This allowed a great mass of people to

enjoy a show at a time.”可知，希腊剧院建在山上是为了容纳更多的观众。故选A。

2．In which theater could actors’ voices and speech help create scenes?

A．The Greek Theater.

B．The Medieval Theater.

C．The Elizabethan Theater.

D．The Restoration Theater.

答案 C

解+析 细节理解题。根据The Elizabethan Theater中的“Very little scenery was used，so the

actors had to create a scene through their voices and dialogues.”可知，在The Elizabethan

Theater，演员的声音和言语能帮助创造场景。故选C。

3．What is special about the Restoration Theater?

A．Colorful masks were used.

B．The stage was smartly designed.

C．Most of its plays were sorrowful.

D．Ordinary people were the performers.

答案 B

解+析 细节理解题。根据The Restoration Theater中的“The stage was a very clever idea，in

that on the sides of the stage large back shutters(百叶窗) were painted with the scene.”可知，The

Restoration Theater的舞台设计巧妙。故选B。

B

(2018·山东淄博一模)

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will be performing works by Georges Bizet Friday

might enjoy classical music and like to attend the performance，but live far away from

America’s Motor City.

On Saturday，the GoGo group Curtis Johnson is performing at the Kennedy Center in

Washington D． you live overseas，going to that show is probably out of the question.

But there is a solution! These and other concerts are available “live” on the can

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hear them in real time with an electronic device.

Both performances will be available on the World Wide are part of a growing

number of concerts broadcast on computers，tablets and smart digital concerts are

known as live-streaming.

Technology expert Michael Antonoff says better and less costly equipment is making it easier

for performers and theaters to offer music “live” quality of the sound and video

pictures are improving all the time，he online concerts now have as many as 40,000

viewers per in 100 nations are is a huge part of our increasing global

reach.

For international performers，Kennedy Center officials see a jump in online viewership from

the home countries of the is hometown pride when an artist is performing in one of

America’s best-known concerts，says the Kennedy Center’s Garth a recent Kennedy

Center concert，a performer said he was so happy that his disabled mother back in California could

watch his performance.

It is not just music being streamed on the December 10，the producer of musical

“Daddy Long legs” put the show on the web free of was the first live webcast of a New

York 150,000 people from 135 nations watched，producer Ken Davenport

other words，it would take his musical 2.7 years of sold out performances to draw that many people.

语篇解读 文章主要讲述了美国音乐会接入互联网全球直播，让更多的观众欣赏到了美妙的

表演。

4．Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “out of the question” in Paragraph

2?

A．Impossible.

C．Exciting.

答案 A

解+析 词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句“If you live overseas，going to that show is probably

out of the question.”和第三段“But there is a solution! These and other concerts are available

‘live’ on the can hear them in real time with an electronic device.”可知，去看现

场表演是不可能的。故选A。

5．What results from the improvement of equipment?

A．The equipment is becoming more expensive.

B．Few people like watching performances at spot.

B．Easy.

D．Concerning.

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C．People can watch digital concerts free of charge.

D．More and more people enjoy the performances online.

答案 D

解+析 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“better and less costly equipment is making it easier for

performers and theaters to offer music ‘live’ quality of the sound and video pictures

are improving all the time，he online concerts now have as many as 40,000 viewers per

show.”可知，设备的改进使越来越多的人喜欢网上的表演。故选D。

6．How do the international artists feel about their performances?

A．Proud.

C．Relaxed.

答案 A

解+析 推理判断题。根据第六段中的“There is hometown pride when an artist is performing in

one of America’s best-known concerts”可知，国际艺术家因为他们的表演而感到自豪。故选

A。

7．What is the best title for the text?

A．A Solution to Live Concert Problems

B．Detroit Symphony Orchestra Performance

C．American Concerts Available Worldwide

D．Development of Music Electronic Device

答案 C

解+析 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了美国音乐会接入互联网全球直播，让

更多的观众欣赏到表演。故C为最佳标题。

Ⅱ.完形填空

(2018·广东深圳一模)

I believe it is in my nature to dance by virtue of the beat of my heart，the pulse of my blood

and the music in my I dance 8 .My dining room is now a 9

morning when I 10 the house on the way to make coffee，I turn on the 11 and it’s

dance time! I dance alone to whatever is playing.

Tango(探戈) is a recent ’s a complex and 12 first time I went

tango dancing I was too 13 to get out on the floor. 14 ，I stayed on the edge of the dance

floor when the dancing fancy foot work 15 me.“Don’t make a fool of

B．Anxious.

D．Stressed.

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16 it.” I thought. 17 my mind，an older woman dropped out of the

18 ，sat down beside me，and said she had a secret for 19 ，“If you do not join the

dancing，we will know you are a if you dance，we will think well of you for 20 .”

Inspired by her 21 words，I took up the 22 of tango.

A friend asked me if I was a little too 23 ，“Tango？At your age？You must be out of

your mind！”On the contrary，it’s a deeply considered 24 .I seek the sharp scary 25

that comes from beginning something new，which 26 all my resources and challenges my

body and ，when people say，“Tango？At your age？” I 27 answer，“Yes！”

语篇解读 年老的作者相信：随着心跳、脉搏以及心中的音乐去跳舞是她的天性，所以作者

每天都坚持跳舞。作者通过自己学习探戈的经历告诉我们：要勇于尝试。

8．y

C．daily

答案 C

解+析 crazily疯狂地；skillfully技能熟练地；daily每日；casually随意地。根据下文“Each

morning when I．..it’s dance time！”可知，“我”每天都跳舞。故选C。

9．e

C．temporary

答案 A

解+析 private私人的；formal正式的；temporary临时的；grand宏大的。“我”的餐厅现在

成了私人舞厅。故选A。

10． by

C．clean

答案 B

解+析 pass by经过；walk through(从内部)走过；clean清扫；leave离开。每天早上，在去煮

咖啡的路上，“我”穿过屋子。故选B。

11．

C．heat

答案 D

解+析 light灯光；tap水龙头；heat热量；music音乐。根据下文“I dance alone to whatever is

playing.”可知，“我”打开了音乐。故选D。

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B．skillfully

D．casually

B．formal

D．grand

B．walk through

D．leave

B．tap

D．music

12．ous

C．difficult

答案 C

B．terrible

D．dull

解+析 dangerous危险的；terrible可怕的；difficult困难的；dull枯燥的。根据“It’s a complex

and dance.”可知，这是一种复杂难跳的舞蹈。故选C。

13．

C．foolish

答案 A

解+析 scared害怕的；excited兴奋的；foolish愚蠢的；proud骄傲的。第一次去上探戈舞蹈

课的时候，“我”非常害怕，都不敢到地板上去。故选A。

14．ise

C．Instead

答案 C

解+析 otherwise否则；still仍然；instead相反；anyhow不管怎样。相反，开始跳舞时，“我”

却一直待在舞池边缘。前后表示转折，故选C。

15．

C．comforted

答案 D

解+析 amaze使惊奇；disappoint使失望；comfort安慰；confuse使困惑。那高超的步法让

“我”眼花缭乱。故选D。

16．

C．join

答案 A

解+析 watch观看；finish完成；join加入；stop停止。根据“Don’t make a fool of

it.”可知，“别做傻事了，就看看吧。”是当时“我”的想法。故选A。

17．ing

C．Overlooking

答案 B

解+析 occupy占据；read阅读，读出，看出；overlook远眺，忽视；enter进入。一位年长

的女士看出了“我”的想法，她从舞蹈中退了出来。故选B。

B．Reading

D．Entering

B．finish

D．stop

B．disappointed

D．confused

B．Still

D．Anyhow

B．excited

D．proud

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18．

C．dance

答案 C

B．show

D．conversation

解+析 class班级；show表演；dance跳舞；conversation对话。根据下文“sat down beside me”

可知，这位女士从舞蹈中退了出来。故选C。

19．

C．declared

答案 D

解+析 argue争论；admit承认；declare宣布；whisper低语。根据前文“and said she had a secret

for me”可知因为是秘密，所以应是低声说。故选D。

20．

C．coming

答案 A

解+析 try尝试；wait等待；come过来；share分享。句意为：可是如果你跳了，我们就会

因为你的尝试而觉得你很棒。故选A。

21．

C．wise

答案 C

解+析 bitter苦的；brave勇敢的；wise明智的；familiar熟悉的。被这位女士一席明智的话

所激励，我接受了探戈的挑战。故选C。

22．

C．task

答案 B

解+析 句意见上题解+析。talk讲话；challenge挑战；task任务；duty职责。故选B。

23．l

C．practical

答案 D

解+析 careful小心的；humorous幽默的；practical实际的；ambitious野心勃勃的，有雄心

的。一个朋友问我这个年龄还学探戈，是不是有点儿心血来潮了。故选D。

24．on B．suggestion

B．humorous

D．ambitious

B．challenge

D．duty

B．brave

D．familiar

B．waiting

D．sharing

B．admitted

D．whispered

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