Unit 7 Art 单元话题阅读理解练习-2024-2025学年高一英语必修第三册单元重难点易错题精练（北师大版2019）

Unit 7 Art 单元话题阅读理解练习 基础语篇巩固练 （24-25高一上·广西崇左·期中）It’s June 2, 2018.China’s national anthem (国歌), March of the Volunteers, is a song that we learn at the beginning of primary school and sing at every flag-raising ceremony. And now, there’s even a law to protect it. Last September, the government passed the National Anthem Law, which became effective (生效) from Oct.1, 2017. It states how we should sing or play the song, requiring all of us to behave towards it politely. Primary and middle schools must teach the anthem to their students and make them understand the song’s spirit and history. Moreover, the law requires us to be serious when we are singing the song. We can’t joke about it or change the song’s words or music. If someone breaks the law, he or she can be detained for up to 15 days, or face further punishment in more serious situations. The national anthem is different from other songs — it is the symbol of our country. Many foreign countries also have laws for their national anthems. For example, American school children should put their right hand over their heart while singing their country’s anthem at school. In Russia, the national anthem must be played on television and radio before the start and end of broadcasting. And in the Philippines, people are required to sing the national anthem with feelings when it’s played in public. 1．How long has the National Anthem Law become effective till now? A．For more than one year. B．For just half a year. C．For less than 9 months. D．For about 10 months. 2．Why must we be serious when singing the song? A．Because the school asks us to. B．Because it has a long history. C．Because we are good students. D．Because it’s our country’s symbol. 3．What does the underlined word “detained” mean? A．Kept in a police station. B．Forced to work. C．Prevented from eating. D．Kept singing the song. 4．Students are required to put their right hand over their heart in________. A．China B．America C．Philippine D．Russia 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．A 4．B 【导语】这是一篇新闻稿。2017年10月1日起中国《国歌法》生效，规定了唱奏国歌的要求及违规惩罚，强调其象征意义，许多国家也有国歌相关法律。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段“Last September, the government passed the National Anthem Law, which became effective (生效) from Oct.1, 2017.(去年9月，政府通过了《国歌法》，该法于2017年10月1日生效。)”以及文章开头“It’s June 2, 2018.(现在是2018年6月2日。)”可知，从2017年10月1日到2018年6月2日，不到九个月时间。故选C项。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“The national anthem is different from other songs–it is the symbol of our country.(国歌与其他歌曲不同 —— 它是我们国家的象征。)”可知，我们唱国歌时必须严肃，是因为它是国家的象征。故选D项。 3．词句猜测题。根据第三段“If someone breaks the law, he or she can be detained for up to 15 days, or face further punishment in more serious situations.(如果有人违反法律，他或她可能会被detained长达15天，在更严重的情况下将面临进一步的惩罚。)”并结合语境可知，违反法律应该是被关押在警察局，所以detained意思是“被关押在警察局”。故选A项。 4．细节理解题。根据第四段“For example, American school children should put their right hand over their heart while singing their country’s anthem at school.(例如，美国学校的孩子们在学校唱国歌时应该把右手放在胸前。)”可知，在美国学生被要求唱国歌时右手放在胸前。故选B项。 （24-25高一上·福建泉州·阶段练习）Music is an international language. The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere. Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers: and play the music loudly as they drive on the street. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, politics and activities of the American people. But most of the radio broadcast is music.    Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state. Once the popular singer is heard throughout the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer.Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star. Besides pop music, there are two other kinds of music that is important to Americans.One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. The other is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. 1．In America, every student likes _________. A．folk music B．country music C．pop music D．western music 2．According to the passage, most of the car radio broadcast is ________. A．sports B．the weather C．politics D．music 3．What do the cowboys do according to the passage? A．They sell cows. B．They watch cows. C．They sing and dance. D．They travel around. 4．What’s the best title of the passage? A．Music in America B．Music Listeners C．Cowboys in America D．International Language 【答案】1．C 2．D 3．B 4．A 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章指出音乐是国际语言，着重介绍美国流行音乐，以及民间、乡村音乐，展现美国多元音乐文化。 1．细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Popular music in America is what every student likes.(在美国，流行音乐是每个学生都喜欢的。)”可知，在美国每个学生都喜欢流行音乐。故选C项。 2．细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“But most of the radio broadcast is music.(但是大多数的电台广播都是音乐。)”可知，在美国大多数的汽车收音机广播的内容是音乐。故选D项。 3．细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二句“This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching.(这是由牛仔们开创的，他们会在晚上对着他们正在照看的牛唱歌。)”可知，牛仔们的工作是照看牛。故选B项。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章开篇指出音乐是一种国际语言，接着主要介绍了美国的流行音乐，包括学生和成年人对流行音乐的喜爱，流行音乐歌手的收入等，还介绍了美国另外两种重要的音乐 —— 民间音乐和西部或乡村音乐，所以文章主要讲的是美国的音乐，而A 选项“Music in America(美国的音乐)”符合文章主旨。故选A项。 （24-25高一下·安徽·开学考试）Music is widely known as a painkiller. But scientists still struggle to figure out what gives music this effect. In former studies, musical tempo (节奏) , musical energy and how relaxing the music is don’t impact pain relief. In a new study, researchers argue that the relief could come from letting people pick songs to listen to. The team designed an online experiment where participants either listened to music with low or high complexity (复杂性) . They gave some participants a chance to choose their song. They needed to listen to four musical clips (片段) that lasted two seconds and chose one to listen to in full. However, all the clips came from the same song, so they all actually listened to the same song. The researchers had asked a musician to write two pieces that shared the same song but differed in complexity. Before the test, participants rated their well-being, pain intensity and pain unpleasantness. Then, they listened to the entire song — either the complex or simple version. Afterwards, they re-rated their pain and well-being, reported how they felt about the song and described how deeply they were involved in music in their everyday lives. People who thought they chose the song to listen to had reduced pain intensity, but not pain unpleasantness, and people that regularly got involved in music benefited the most. Meanwhile, song complexity didn’t affect the result. Listening to the chosen music gives people control over their environment, which could relieve pain. That leads to feelings of wellness and decreased pain. The findings also stress the importance of musical absorption — the feeling of getting lost in a song and losing physical awareness. In the future, the team hopes to develop methods that interest listeners who don’t listen to music much in their daily lives. The author hopes that the findings could be used to improve music therapy. It’s not enough just to play music in the background. It is to have the greatest impact and help patients. 1．Which of the following does the new research focus on? A．Several effects of music on people’s imagination. B．Why music can actually draw people’s attention. C．What kind of music can help people work better. D．Whether people’s listening to chosen music can relieve pain. 2．What is the fact about the music listened to by the participants? A．It was made up of two different songs. B．All the clips were taken from the same song. C．Its ending was more complex than its beginning. D．It had been listened to three times before their choosing the song. 3．What can we conclude from the experiment? A．Those who listen to music often can benefit a lot more. B．Those who listen to complex music can best control their pain. C．Those who choose the loud music to listen to can feel more pleasant. D．Those who choose the light music can be more aware of their environment. 4．How does the author like the result of the research? A．Practical. B．Doubtful. C．Disappointing. D．Worrying. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．A 4．A 【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要说明让人们挑选歌曲听可以让他们减轻痛苦程度。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“In a new study, researchers argue that the relief could come from letting people pick songs to listen to.(在一项新的研究中，研究人员认为，让人们选择听的歌曲可能会减轻压力)”可知，这项新研究的重点是人们听选定的音乐是否能缓解疼痛。故选D项。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段“They needed to listen to four musical clips (片段) that lasted two seconds and chose one to listen to in full. However, all the clips came from the same song, so they all actually listened to the same song.(他们需要听四个持续两秒钟的音乐片段，并选择一个完整地听。然而，所有的片段都来自同一首歌，所以他们实际上都听了同一首歌)”可知，参与者听的音乐，所有的片段都取自同一首歌。故选B项。 3．细节理解题。根据第四段“People who thought they chose the song to listen to had reduced pain intensity, but not pain unpleasantness, and people that regularly got involved in music benefited the most. Meanwhile, song complexity didn’t affect the result.(那些认为自己选择了要听的歌曲的人，疼痛强度减轻了，但疼痛带来的不愉快感没有减轻，而那些经常听音乐的人受益最大。同时，歌曲的复杂性对结果没有影响)”可知，那些经常听音乐的人会受益更多。故选A项。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段“In the future, the team hopes to develop methods that interest listeners who don’t listen to music much in their daily lives. The author hopes that the findings could be used to improve music therapy. It’s not enough just to play music in the background. It is to have the greatest impact and help patients.(在未来，该团队希望开发出一些方法，让那些在日常生活中不怎么听音乐的听众感兴趣。作者希望这一发现可以用于改善音乐治疗。仅仅播放背景音乐是不够的。它是有最大的影响和帮助病人)”可知，作者认为研究结果是实用的。故选A项， （24-25高一上·云南曲靖·阶段练习）Can you imagine a world without music? Studies show that public schools across the country are cutting back on music classes to save money. Worse, some schools have never had music classes to begin with. But without them, students’ academic (学术) growth and emotional health could suffer. In fact, music classes are necessary for all students in schools. Recent studies by Brown University have shown that students who received music education classes were better in maths and reading skills than those without music classes. Another study by the College Board found that students taking music and art classes got higher points. Students’ academic success seems to depend on their taking part in music education. Music programmes in public schools also help to add to a student’s sense of pride and self-confidence. Teens today have too many learning tasks. Besides, they have family problems, self-confidence problems, relationship troubles, and other troubles. All of these can stop academic success, but music education can help. A study by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse found that students who took part in school music programmes were less likely to turn to drugs. Music programmes encourage students to work together to produce an excellent performance. Music crosses language, class, cultural and political boundaries (界限). Music allows students from different countries to connect. For example, at a school talent show, a new Japanese student played a piano duet (二重奏) with an American classmate. Although they could not communicate verbally (口头上), they were able to read the music in order to play the duet. Two students from different cultures worked as a team with self-confidence and common purpose through music. The gift of music is priceless. We need to be sure to have necessary music classes for all students. The world is losing its music, and putting music into schools is the first step to get it back. 1．What can we learn about education with music classes? A．It allows schools to make more money. B．It leads to a lot of emotional problems easily. C．It has a great influence on the culture of the country. D．It does good to students’ academic success and emotional health. 2．What do the two studies seem to show? A．Not all students take part in music lessons. B．Music plays an important role in students’ success. C．Students with great success like to attend music lessons. D．Students having music classes are better in all lessons. 3．The example in Paragraph 4 mainly suggests that__________. A．different cultures have different styles of music. B．music makes cross-country communication possible. C．Japan has a good international relationship with America. D．Japanese and American students are good at playing the piano. 4．What is the best title for the text? A．How to Get Music Back. B．Music Education in Schools. C．Music-a Bridge to Understanding. D．The Importance of Listening to Music. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．B 4．B 【导语】这是一篇说明文。介绍了研究表明音乐课有助于提高学生的学业，此外音乐课也有助于增强学生的自豪感和自信心，音乐跨越语言、阶级和文化，使来自不同国家的学生相互联系。作者提出需要确保所有学生都参加必要的音乐课。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“But without them, students’ academic growth and emotional health could suffer.(但如果没有音乐课程，学生的学术成长和情感健康可能会受到影响)”根据第二段中“Recent studies by Brown University have shown that students who received music education classes were better in maths and reading skills than those without music classes.(布朗大学最近的研究表明，接受过音乐教育的学生在数学和阅读能力上比没有上过音乐课程的学生要好)”可知，音乐课能对学生的学业成功和情感健康都有好处。故选D。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段“Recent studies by Brown University have shown that students who received music education classes were better in maths and reading skills than those without music classes. Another study by the College Board found that students taking music and art classes got higher points. Students' academic success seems to depend on their taking part in music education.(布朗大学最近的研究表明，接受过音乐教育的学生在数学和阅读能力上比没有上过音乐课程的学生要好。大学理事会的另一项研究发现，上音乐和艺术课的学生得分更高。学生的学业成功似乎取决于他们是否参加了音乐教育)”可知，这两项研究表明音乐在学生的成功中起着重要的作用。故选B。 3．推理判断题。根据第四段中“Music crosses language, class, cultural and political boundaries(界限). Music allows students from different countries to connect. For example, at a school talent show, a new Japanese student played a piano duet(二重奏)with an American classmate. Although they could not communicate verbally(口头上), they were able to read the music in order to play the duet. (音乐跨越了语言、阶级、文化和政治的界限。音乐让来自不同国家的学生联系在一起。例如，在学校的才艺表演中，一个新来的日本学生和一个美国同学演奏了钢琴二重唱。虽然他们不能口头交流，但他们能够读懂音乐来演奏二重唱)”可推知，第四段的例子主要说明了音乐使跨国交流成为可能。故选B。 4．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“The gift of music is priceless. We need to be sure to have necessary music classes for all students. The world is losing its music, and putting music into schools is the first step to get it back.(音乐这份礼物是无价的。我们必须确保所有学生都有必要的音乐课。这个世界正在失去它的音乐，把音乐引入学校是找回它的第一步)”结合文章主要介绍了研究表明音乐课有助于提高学生的学业，此外音乐课也有助于增强学生的自豪感和自信心，音乐跨越语言、阶级和文化，使来自不同国家的学生相互联系。作者提出需要确保所有学生都参加必要的音乐课，可知，B选项“学校音乐教育”最符合文章标题。故选B。 （24-25高一下·河南郑州·开学考试）When it comes to traditional performing arts in Thailand, Khon (孔舞) is perhaps the most famous of them all. These days, Khon is performed everywhere from schools to special events, and even in tourist-frequented Thai restaurants. But one of the best places to experience a real Khon performance is Bangkok’s Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre. Apassara Nok-ork, 35, has been performing Khon in the theatre. She started studying traditional Thai dance at around four years old, choosing to focus on Khon from the age of 15. “We have to start learning Khon at a very young age,” Apassara says. “And we have to keep practicing the routine, and training our body often to keep our strength, since the clothes are really heavy. While we perform, if we didn’t have enough training, our situation of being tired would show and the audience would see it.” Among the most important skills a Khon performer must have is flexibility (灵活性). Even the hand movements that the female dancers carry out on stage are highly unnatural, which is the result of years of hard training. For Apassara, all of the pain and hard work over the years has been worth it. Khon has enabled her to perform at big festivals including government events, and it has also taken her to faraway places — she has traveled all over the world. She feels proud every time she presents this valuable art to people. She still feels excited every single time she performs, no matter how many times she has done it before. But like many of her coworkers, Apassara fears for its future. “I think it’s my duty to let people pay attention to Khon more, because I don’t know if it will disappear in the future or people may not care about it anymore,” says Apassara. “Currently, there is only a small group of people who are protecting it. I want everyone to help — both Thai people and foreigners.” 1．Why do Khon performers need to train their bodies according to Apassara? A．To look more beautiful on the stage. B．To deal with the heavy clothes. C．To have a longer working life. D．To avoid being out of shape. 2．What influence does Khon have on Apassara? A．It brings her many like-minded friends. B．It enables her to become famous worldwide. C．It enriches her life and builds her confidence. D．It makes her hand movements more flexible. 3．Which words can best describe Apassara? A．Honest and patient. B．Easy-going and humorous. C．Hard-working and responsible. D．Creative and professional. 4．What do Apassara’s words in the last paragraph suggest? A．Khon should be learned and protected by more people. B．The Thai government should offer more support. C．Khon is losing attraction among foreigners. D．Some methods have been taken to pass down Khon. 【答案】1．B 2．C 3．C 4．A 【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了泰国传统舞蹈孔舞，包括其表演地点，表演者Apassara Nok-ork的经历、表演者需具备的技能以及Apassara对孔舞未来发展的担忧和期望。 1．细节理解题。根据第三段中“And we have to keep practicing the routine, and training our body often to keep our strength, since the clothes are really heavy.(我们必须坚持练习，经常训练我们的身体来保持力量，因为衣服真的很重)”可知，孔舞表演者需要训练身体是为了应对沉重的服装，故选B。 2．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Khon has enabled her to perform at big festivals including government events, and it has also taken her to faraway places — she has traveled all over the world. She feels proud every time she presents this valuable art to people. She still feels excited every single time she performs, no matter how many times she has done it before.(孔舞使她能够在包括政府活动在内的大型节日上表演，也带她去了很远的地方——她走遍了世界。每次向人们展示这些珍贵的艺术品时，她都感到很自豪。她每次表演都很兴奋，不管她以前表演过多少次)”可知，孔舞丰富了Apassara的生活，让她有机会去世界各地表演，并且让她感到自豪，增强了她的信心，故选C。 3．推理判断题。根据第二段中“She started studying traditional Thai dance at around four years old, choosing to focus on Khon from the age of 15.(她在四岁左右开始学习传统的泰国舞蹈，从15岁开始选择专注于孔舞)”和第三段中“And we have to keep practicing the routine, and training our body often to keep our strength(我们必须坚持练习，经常训练我们的身体来保持力量，因为衣服真的很重)”可知，Apassara从小开始学习泰国传统舞蹈，坚持训练，说明她很努力，结合最后一段中“I think it’s my duty to let people pay attention to Khon more, because I don’t know if it will disappear in the future or people may not care about it anymore(我认为让人们更多地关注孔舞是我的责任，因为我不知道它将来是否会消失，或者人们可能不再关心它)”可知，她很有责任心。故选C。 4．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“‘I think it’s my duty to let people pay attention to Khon more, because I don’t know if it will disappear in the future or people may not care about it anymore,’ says Apassara. ‘Currently, there is only a small group of people who are protecting it. I want everyone to help — both Thai people and foreigners.’(‘我认为让人们更多地关注孔语是我的责任，因为我不知道它将来是否会消失，或者人们可能不再关心它，’Apassara说。‘目前，只有一小部分人在保护它。我希望每个人都能提供帮助，包括泰国人和外国人。’)”可知，Apassara表明孔舞应该被更多的人学习和保护，故选A。 （24-25高一下·贵州黔南·阶段练习）The highly expected Chinese 2025 Spring Festival Gala took place on the evening of January 28th, attracting audiences with a perfect combination of cutting-edge technology and cultural heritage. Live broadcast technology and innovative (创新的) stage design also made this Year of the Snake celebration a success. Among the evening’s fantastic performances was the amazing robot dance “Yangge BOT.” Sixteen humanoid robots, dressed in red floral jackets, performed perfectly alongside 16 human dancers. One of the most impressive moments came when the robots skillfully controlled handkerchiefs, a key element of Yangge dance. With AI-driven mechanical arm movements, they sent the handkerchiefs spinning (旋转) and flying through the air, creating a breath taking performance, which symbolizes the perfect combination of tradition and innovation. Yangge BOT, also called H1, is developed by Unitree, an energetic start-up company that focuses on the development, production and sales of high-performance robots. Standing about 180cm tall and weighing around 70kg, H1 is Unitree’s first humanoid robot, launched in August 2023. The robot performs smartly and is able to carry out complex movements, highlighting its high precision (精准) motion abilities. According to Wang Qixin, Head of Marketing at Unitree, all the dance movements were powered by AI, showing the robot’s ability to learn and adapt. The “Yangge BOT” performance was more than fun; it was a glimpse into the future of AI in the performing arts. By combining AI with traditional dance, the gala showed us the limitless potential (潜力) of technology to expand artistic possibilities. As AI continues to develop, its applications in the arts will offer audiences around the world innovative and unforgettable experiences. The gala has set a new benchmark for how technology and culture can come together to create something truly extraordinary. 1．What’s the main feature of the 2025 Spring Festival Gala? A．The balance of the past and present. B．The teamwork of humans and robots. C．The combination of tradition and innovation. D．The interaction of Eastern and Western culture. 2．What did H1 do at the 2025 Spring Festival Gala? A．Spinning quickly in the air. B．Dancing Yangge with humans. C．Controlling the stage perfectly. D．Washing handkerchiefs smartly. 3．Which word can best describe Yangge BOT’s performance? A．Intelligent. B．Disappointing. C．Humorous. D．Passionate. 4．What is the best title of the passage? A．Unitree Designed Smart Robots. B．AI Technology Hits the World. C．AI-driven Robots Scare Viewers. D．Yangge BOT Shines on the Stage. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．A 4．D 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了2025年春节联欢晚会上令人惊叹的机器人舞蹈“秧BOT”，以及这个机器人（H1）的开发公司、性能特点和表演情况等。 1．细节理解题。根据第一段“The highly expected Chinese 2025 Spring Festival Gala took place on the evening of January 28th, attracting audiences with a perfect combination of cutting-edge technology and cultural heritage.(备受期待的中国2025年春节联欢晚会于1月28日晚举行，以尖端技术与文化遗产的完美结合吸引了观众。)”可知，2025年春节联欢晚会的主要特点是传统与创新的结合。故选C。 2．细节理解题。根据第二段“Among the evening’s fantastic performances was the amazing robot dance “Yangge BOT”. Sixteen humanoid robots, dressed in red floral jackets, performed perfectly alongside 16 human dancers.(当晚的精彩表演中，令人惊叹的机器人舞蹈“秧BOT”尤为引人注目。16个仿人机器人穿着红色花马甲，与16名人类舞者完美表演。)”可知，H1（即秧歌机器人）在2025年春节联欢晚会上和人类一起表演秧歌。故选B。 3．推理判断题。根据第三段“The robot performs smartly and is able to carry out complex movements, highlighting its high precision motion abilities.(机器人表演得非常聪明，能够执行复杂的动作，突出了其高精度的运动能力。)”可知，秧歌机器人的表演是智能的。故选A。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了2025年春节联欢晚会上令人惊叹的机器人舞蹈“秧BOT”，以及这种机器人（H1）的开发公司、性能特点和表演情况等。由此可知，本文最好的标题是D项：Yangge BOT Shines on the Stage(秧BOT闪耀舞台)。故选D。 （24-25高一上·山东聊城·阶段练习）A speech in a play by Shakespeare can be as short as a word or as long as several hundred. But what is the most common length? Staying away from Shakespeare himself for a moment, we can take Ben Jonson’s play Volpone (1606) and count the number of speeches and their lengths. The most common length is four words. The next most common length is five words. Of the other 16 Jonson’s plays, 12 also have a speech length mode (模式) of four. It was not just Jonson; it was everybody. After 1602, four-word speeches were the most common kind across all the early modern plays that survived. The London theatre industry took off in the late 1580s and early 1590s and we see a concentration of speech length modes of nine or ten. After 1602, the mode of four predominated. If we look just at Shakespeare’s plays, we find him doing what everyone else did: changing from favoring nine-word speeches to favouring four-word speeches around 1597-1602 and never going back. Our suggestion is that the playwrights (剧作家) learned progressively from one another how to represent more closely the speech lengths of everyday exchanges and found that audiences responded well to these. They started to focus less on strict writing rules and more on the liveliness of everyday speech. Another way to think of this is offered by the Russian literary scholar Boris Yarkho. He put forward an “index (指数) of liveliness” — the ratio of the number of speeches to the total number of lines in a play. He researched the works of the 17th-century French playwright Pierre Corneille and found that his comedies have a higher index because of their shorter speeches. The move from a mode of nine words to a mode of four represents the shortened average speech, and thus a move to livelier drama in Yarkho’s terms. Nevertheless, we have no record of any dramatist or playgoer reflecting on the shortening of average speech lengths; our only knowledge of it comes from counting the words in the plays for ourselves. 1．What happened in English plays around the 1600s? A．Their storylines were about famous writers. B．They were influenced by a poetic writing style. C．They featured different storytelling techniques. D．Their speeches were generally shorter in length. 2．What does the underlined word “predominated” in paragraph 3 mean? A．Remained unique. B．Took the leading position. C．Disappeared slowly. D．Played an educational role. 3．Why did playwrights change their writing styles according to paragraph 4? A．To challenge traditional writing rules. B．To stand out by applying their unique style. C．To avoid being affected by social values. D．To create realistic and acceptable speeches. 【答案】1．D 2．B 3．D 【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章讲述了17世纪后，大多数戏剧的台词长度转向四字模式，剧作家认为较短的戏剧台词能以一种积极愉快的方式呈现戏剧。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“If we look just at Shakespeare’s plays, we find him doing what everyone else did: changing from favoring nine-word speeches to favouring four-word speeches around 1597-1602 and never going back. (仅看莎士比亚的戏剧，我们会发现他和其他人一样：在1597年至1602年期间，从偏好九词的台词转变为偏好四词的台词，且此后再未改变。)”可知，17世纪前后，从之前常见的九词台词转变为四词台词为主，英国戏剧中台词的长度普遍缩短。故选D。 2．词义猜测题。根据划线词下文“If we look just at Shakespeare’s plays, we find him doing what everyone else did: changing from favoring nine-word speeches to favouring four-word speeches around 1597-1602 and never going back. (仅看莎士比亚的戏剧，我们会发现他和其他人一样：在1597年至1602年期间，从偏好九词的台词转变为偏好四词的台词，且此后再未改变。)”可知，四词模式从此处于主流领导地位，因此，划线词的意思与B选项“Took the leading position. (处于主导地位。)”意思相近。故选B。 3．细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Our suggestion is that the playwrights (剧作家) learned progressively from one another how to represent more closely the speech lengths of everyday exchanges and found that audiences responded well to these. They started to focus less on strict writing rules and more on the liveliness of everyday speech. (我们的建议是，剧作家们应该相互学习，逐渐掌握如何更贴切地表现日常对话中的言语长度，并且他们发现观众对这些表现方式反应良好。他们开始不那么注重严格的写作规则，而是更多地关注日常言语的生动性。)”可知，剧作家们之所以改变写作风格，是因为他们发现观众对更贴近日常交流长度的台词反应良好，因此他们开始更多地关注日常语言的生动性，而不是严格的写作规则。因此，D选项“To create realistic and acceptable speeches. (为了创造真实且可接受的台词)”是正确的。故选D。 重难语篇拔高练 （24-25高一上·山西吕梁·期末）Are three-minute commentaries destroying movies? A prominent Chinese film director Zhang Yimou said in a recent interview that he hoped the audience would see a movie in cinemas instead of watching three-minute commentaries. Three-minute commentaries are similar to short videos, which summarize the main plots of films by breaking two-or-three-hour films into pieces and cutting them to just a few minutes. These commentaries are winning increasing popularity on many short-video platforms such as TikTok or Bilibili since they allow viewers to easily develop an illusion (错觉) that they have watched dozens of movies. These concentrated commentaries may be a good fit for fast-paced modern life and meet people’s needs for efficient entertainment. However, films are not only an industry but also a form of art. Movies become classics not only because of the outline of the story, but, more importantly, because of delicate expressions of emotion, diverse camera aesthetics, as well as complex travel through time and space. Sometimes, these things can only be felt and can’t be expressed in words. How can a clip of just a few minutes deliver these things? Moreover, these contents sometimes infringe the copyrights of the original movie. The editing process also includes the creator’s own opinions, thus misunderstanding original movie’s plots and themes. The China Film Administration has announced. it will carry on with its crackdown (打击) on copyright infringement while at the same time advocating the legal use of film copyrights by short videos in film promotion, commentaries and research. Some people agree with Zhang Yimou. They argue that only by seeing a movie in the cinema can one really experience its beauty. Others, however, have given credit to movie commentaries, arguing that they increase the popularity and influence of good movies, helping audiences better understand them while also finding out bad movies, helping audiences avoid them. Audiences’ decision to watch a movie in a cinema depends on their tastes. If they choose not to sit in front of the big screen, it’s not necessarily the fault of movie commentaries. 1．According to the passage, why are three-minute commentaries becoming popular? A．They are produced by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. B．They are constantly played on prominent short-video platforms. C．Audiences would think they have watched lots of films. D．Audiences could be entertained by three-minute commentaries. 2．What can we infer from the third paragraph? A．Films are a form of good art. B．Three-minute commentaries could also express emotion. C．Good films could lead audiences to travel. D．Films aren’t fit for life in a fast-paced society. 3．What does the underlined word “infringe” mean? A．Break. B．Protect. C．Maintain. D．Carry. 4．What is a suitable title for the passage? A．Zhang Yimou’s movies: not popular anymore? B．Short-video platforms: an increasing trend C．Cinemas: how to attract audiences nowadays D．Three-minute commentaries: a good or bad thing? 【答案】1．C 2．A 3．A 4．D 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文围绕“三分钟解说视频”这一现象展开讨论，介绍了其流行的原因、存在的争议以及人们对此的不同看法。 1．细节理解题。根据文章第二段“These commentaries are winning increasing popularity on many short-video platforms such as TikTok or Bilibili since they allow viewers to easily develop an illusion that they have watched dozens of movies.(这些解说在许多短视频平台上越来越受欢迎，如TikTok或Bilibili，因为它们让观众很容易产生一种错觉，认为自己已经看了几十部电影。)”可知，三分钟解说视频变得越来越流行是因为观众会认为他们看了很多电影。故选C。 2．推理判断题。根据文章第三段“However, films are not only an industry but also a form of art. Movies become classics not only because of the outline of the story, but, more importantly, because of delicate expressions of emotion, diverse camera aesthetics, as well as complex travel through time and space.(然而，电影不仅是一种产业，也是一种艺术形式。电影之所以成为经典，不仅仅是因为故事情节的轮廓，更重要的是因为它细腻的情感表达、多样的摄影美学，以及穿越时空的复杂旅程。)”可推断出，电影是一种很好的艺术形式。故选A。 3．词句猜测题。根据文章第四段“Moreover, these contents sometimes infringe the copyrights of the original movie.(此外，这些内容有时会infringe原创电影的版权。)”和“The China Film Administration has announced. it will carry on with its crackdown (打击) on copyright infringement while at the same time advocating the legal use of film copyrights by short videos in film promotion, commentaries and research.(中国国家电影局已宣布，将继续打击版权侵权行为，同时倡导在电影宣传、评论和研究中短视频对电影版权的合法使用。)”可知，这些内容有时会侵犯原电影的版权，由此可知，infringe意为“侵犯”。故选A。 4．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了著名导演张艺谋希望观众能在电影院看电影，而不是看三分钟解说视频，文章介绍了三分钟解说视频流行的原因，并从电影作为艺术形式的角度说明了三分钟解说视频的不足之处，还提到了三分钟解说视频可能侵犯电影版权的问题，最后讲述了人们对三分钟解说视频的不同看法，由此可知，本文主要围绕“三分钟解说视频”这一话题展开，用D项“Three-minute commentaries: a good or bad thing?( 三分钟评论：是好事还是坏事？)”作为标题能够概括文章主旨。故选D。 （24-25高一下·广东佛山·开学考试）I remember my first true introduction to art fondly. It was my second year of university and I was a confused 19-year-old at the time, unsure of what academic path I wanted to pursue. I knew that I had always been fascinated by things that made me question the world around me, and my art history class was the first time I really got to get my feet wet. My professor, a post-graduate with natty (齐整的) hair, entertained us with her stories of travel and revealed the arts of the world to us, something that had not been touched on since my primary school years. The grand story of time was told in broken Greek sculptures, figures whose amazingly detailed limestone carvings were often missing arms and heads to the brittle ravages (无情的破坏) of time. We explored the patterns of the Medieval era and the early Renaissance religious symbolism of Michelangelo and Botticelli. We analyzed the mustard (芥末黄) and chiaroscuro (明暗对比) glare of the Baroque paintings of Caravaggio and El Greco, and we were amazed by the sandcastle-naturalism of the Spanish architect Gaudi. The history of art has fascinated me ever since. I never had a talent for art myself, but I always did have a well-grounded appreciation for those who did . In primary school, we explored art through music and painting classes; but once we entered secondary school, art was an elective course and quickly limited to the dustbins of my memory. It was only after that humble art history class that I realized what I had been missing. I strongly believe that a well-rounded society needs everyone to have an early education in the arts. A healthy society needs all its members to open their eyes — and their minds — so that they can learn what is true and beautiful, just as the famous Greek philosopher Plato said, “The reflection of beauty causes the soul to grow wings”. 1．What is the meaning of the underlined phrase in the first paragraph? A．The author got lost in the art history class due to the confusion. B．The author was starting to figure out the exact academic path. C．The author was starting to learn to appreciate art. D．The author wet his feet because of carelessness. 2．Why did the author mention the professor? A．To show his love for Greek sculptures. B．To show the beginning of his love for art. C．To tell readers the professor’s love for grand stories. D．To tell readers what the Renaissance religious symbolism is. 3．What is the author’s attitude towards art education? A．Unclear. B．Supportive. C．Opposed. D．Doubtful. 4．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To advocate the popularity of art history. B．To propose a change in the education of art history. C．To urge people to explore more art classes in an early age. D．To arouse people’s awareness of the importance of early art education. 【答案】1．C 2．B 3．B 4．D 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者初识艺术的经历，以及作者对艺术教育的看法。 1．词句猜测题。根据上文“I remember my first true introduction to art fondly. (我深情地记得我第一次真正接触艺术的经历。)”和“I knew that I had always been fascinated by things that made me question the world around me (我一直对那些让我对周围世界产生疑问的事物着迷。)”可知，艺术史课程正是作者第一次真正涉足这个领域的尝试。get my feet wet表示“作者开始接触并尝试新事物”，即开始学习欣赏艺术。故选C。 2．推理判断题。根据第二段“My professor, a post-graduate with natty hair, entertained us with her stories of travel and revealed the arts of the world to us, something that had not been touched on since my primary school years. (我的教授是一位头发整洁的研究生，她用旅行故事逗我们开心，并向我们揭示了世界的艺术，这是自小学以来从未涉及过的内容。)”可知，作者提到教授是因为教授向作者揭示了世界的艺术，这成为作者爱上艺术的开始。故选B。 3．推理判断题。根据最后一段“I strongly believe that a well-rounded society needs everyone to have an early education in the arts. A healthy society needs all its members to open their eyes — and their minds — so that they can learn what is true and beautiful (我坚信，一个全面发展的社会需要每个人都早期接受艺术教育。一个健康的社会需要其所有成员睁开眼睛——以及他们的思想——这样他们才能学习什么是真实和美丽的)”可知，作者强烈认为一个健康的社会需要所有成员都接受早期艺术教育，这表明作者对艺术教育是支持的。故选B。 4．推理判断题。文章讲述了作者初识艺术的经历，以及最后一段“I strongly believe that a well-rounded society needs everyone to have an early education in the arts. A healthy society needs all its members to open their eyes — and their minds — so that they can learn what is true and beautiful (我坚信，一个全面发展的社会需要每个人都早期接受艺术教育。一个健康的社会需要其所有成员睁开他们的眼睛——以及他们的心灵——这样他们才能学会什么是真实和美好的)”提到作者对艺术教育的看法，即作者认为一个健康的社会需要所有成员都接受早期艺术教育，由此可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是唤起人们对早期艺术教育重要性的认识。故选D。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Unit 7 Art 单元话题阅读理解练习 基础语篇巩固练 （24-25高一上·广西崇左·期中）It’s June 2, 2018.China’s national anthem (国歌), March of the Volunteers, is a song that we learn at the beginning of primary school and sing at every flag-raising ceremony. And now, there’s even a law to protect it. Last September, the government passed the National Anthem Law, which became effective (生效) from Oct.1, 2017. It states how we should sing or play the song, requiring all of us to behave towards it politely. Primary and middle schools must teach the anthem to their students and make them understand the song’s spirit and history. Moreover, the law requires us to be serious when we are singing the song. We can’t joke about it or change the song’s words or music. If someone breaks the law, he or she can be detained for up to 15 days, or face further punishment in more serious situations. The national anthem is different from other songs — it is the symbol of our country. Many foreign countries also have laws for their national anthems. For example, American school children should put their right hand over their heart while singing their country’s anthem at school. In Russia, the national anthem must be played on television and radio before the start and end of broadcasting. And in the Philippines, people are required to sing the national anthem with feelings when it’s played in public. 1．How long has the National Anthem Law become effective till now? A．For more than one year. B．For just half a year. C．For less than 9 months. D．For about 10 months. 2．Why must we be serious when singing the song? A．Because the school asks us to. B．Because it has a long history. C．Because we are good students. D．Because it’s our country’s symbol. 3．What does the underlined word “detained” mean? A．Kept in a police station. B．Forced to work. C．Prevented from eating. D．Kept singing the song. 4．Students are required to put their right hand over their heart in________. A．China B．America C．Philippine D．Russia （24-25高一上·福建泉州·阶段练习）Music is an international language. The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere. Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers: and play the music loudly as they drive on the street. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, politics and activities of the American people. But most of the radio broadcast is music.    Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state. Once the popular singer is heard throughout the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer.Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star. Besides pop music, there are two other kinds of music that is important to Americans.One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. The other is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. 1．In America, every student likes _________. A．folk music B．country music C．pop music D．western music 2．According to the passage, most of the car radio broadcast is ________. A．sports B．the weather C．politics D．music 3．What do the cowboys do according to the passage? A．They sell cows. B．They watch cows. C．They sing and dance. D．They travel around. 4．What’s the best title of the passage? A．Music in America B．Music Listeners C．Cowboys in America D．International Language （24-25高一下·安徽·开学考试）Music is widely known as a painkiller. But scientists still struggle to figure out what gives music this effect. In former studies, musical tempo (节奏) , musical energy and how relaxing the music is don’t impact pain relief. In a new study, researchers argue that the relief could come from letting people pick songs to listen to. The team designed an online experiment where participants either listened to music with low or high complexity (复杂性) . They gave some participants a chance to choose their song. They needed to listen to four musical clips (片段) that lasted two seconds and chose one to listen to in full. However, all the clips came from the same song, so they all actually listened to the same song. The researchers had asked a musician to write two pieces that shared the same song but differed in complexity. Before the test, participants rated their well-being, pain intensity and pain unpleasantness. Then, they listened to the entire song — either the complex or simple version. Afterwards, they re-rated their pain and well-being, reported how they felt about the song and described how deeply they were involved in music in their everyday lives. People who thought they chose the song to listen to had reduced pain intensity, but not pain unpleasantness, and people that regularly got involved in music benefited the most. Meanwhile, song complexity didn’t affect the result. Listening to the chosen music gives people control over their environment, which could relieve pain. That leads to feelings of wellness and decreased pain. The findings also stress the importance of musical absorption — the feeling of getting lost in a song and losing physical awareness. In the future, the team hopes to develop methods that interest listeners who don’t listen to music much in their daily lives. The author hopes that the findings could be used to improve music therapy. It’s not enough just to play music in the background. It is to have the greatest impact and help patients. 1．Which of the following does the new research focus on? A．Several effects of music on people’s imagination. B．Why music can actually draw people’s attention. C．What kind of music can help people work better. D．Whether people’s listening to chosen music can relieve pain. 2．What is the fact about the music listened to by the participants? A．It was made up of two different songs. B．All the clips were taken from the same song. C．Its ending was more complex than its beginning. D．It had been listened to three times before their choosing the song. 3．What can we conclude from the experiment? A．Those who listen to music often can benefit a lot more. B．Those who listen to complex music can best control their pain. C．Those who choose the loud music to listen to can feel more pleasant. D．Those who choose the light music can be more aware of their environment. 4．How does the author like the result of the research? A．Practical. B．Doubtful. C．Disappointing. D．Worrying. （24-25高一上·云南曲靖·阶段练习）Can you imagine a world without music? Studies show that public schools across the country are cutting back on music classes to save money. Worse, some schools have never had music classes to begin with. But without them, students’ academic (学术) growth and emotional health could suffer. In fact, music classes are necessary for all students in schools. Recent studies by Brown University have shown that students who received music education classes were better in maths and reading skills than those without music classes. Another study by the College Board found that students taking music and art classes got higher points. Students’ academic success seems to depend on their taking part in music education. Music programmes in public schools also help to add to a student’s sense of pride and self-confidence. Teens today have too many learning tasks. Besides, they have family problems, self-confidence problems, relationship troubles, and other troubles. All of these can stop academic success, but music education can help. A study by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse found that students who took part in school music programmes were less likely to turn to drugs. Music programmes encourage students to work together to produce an excellent performance. Music crosses language, class, cultural and political boundaries (界限). Music allows students from different countries to connect. For example, at a school talent show, a new Japanese student played a piano duet (二重奏) with an American classmate. Although they could not communicate verbally (口头上), they were able to read the music in order to play the duet. Two students from different cultures worked as a team with self-confidence and common purpose through music. The gift of music is priceless. We need to be sure to have necessary music classes for all students. The world is losing its music, and putting music into schools is the first step to get it back. 1．What can we learn about education with music classes? A．It allows schools to make more money. B．It leads to a lot of emotional problems easily. C．It has a great influence on the culture of the country. D．It does good to students’ academic success and emotional health. 2．What do the two studies seem to show? A．Not all students take part in music lessons. B．Music plays an important role in students’ success. C．Students with great success like to attend music lessons. D．Students having music classes are better in all lessons. 3．The example in Paragraph 4 mainly suggests that__________. A．different cultures have different styles of music. B．music makes cross-country communication possible. C．Japan has a good international relationship with America. D．Japanese and American students are good at playing the piano. 4．What is the best title for the text? A．How to Get Music Back. B．Music Education in Schools. C．Music-a Bridge to Understanding. D．The Importance of Listening to Music. （24-25高一下·河南郑州·开学考试）When it comes to traditional performing arts in Thailand, Khon (孔舞) is perhaps the most famous of them all. These days, Khon is performed everywhere from schools to special events, and even in tourist-frequented Thai restaurants. But one of the best places to experience a real Khon performance is Bangkok’s Sala Chalermkrung Royal Theatre. Apassara Nok-ork, 35, has been performing Khon in the theatre. She started studying traditional Thai dance at around four years old, choosing to focus on Khon from the age of 15. “We have to start learning Khon at a very young age,” Apassara says. “And we have to keep practicing the routine, and training our body often to keep our strength, since the clothes are really heavy. While we perform, if we didn’t have enough training, our situation of being tired would show and the audience would see it.” Among the most important skills a Khon performer must have is flexibility (灵活性). Even the hand movements that the female dancers carry out on stage are highly unnatural, which is the result of years of hard training. For Apassara, all of the pain and hard work over the years has been worth it. Khon has enabled her to perform at big festivals including government events, and it has also taken her to faraway places — she has traveled all over the world. She feels proud every time she presents this valuable art to people. She still feels excited every single time she performs, no matter how many times she has done it before. But like many of her coworkers, Apassara fears for its future. “I think it’s my duty to let people pay attention to Khon more, because I don’t know if it will disappear in the future or people may not care about it anymore,” says Apassara. “Currently, there is only a small group of people who are protecting it. I want everyone to help — both Thai people and foreigners.” 1．Why do Khon performers need to train their bodies according to Apassara? A．To look more beautiful on the stage. B．To deal with the heavy clothes. C．To have a longer working life. D．To avoid being out of shape. 2．What influence does Khon have on Apassara? A．It brings her many like-minded friends. B．It enables her to become famous worldwide. C．It enriches her life and builds her confidence. D．It makes her hand movements more flexible. 3．Which words can best describe Apassara? A．Honest and patient. B．Easy-going and humorous. C．Hard-working and responsible. D．Creative and professional. 4．What do Apassara’s words in the last paragraph suggest? A．Khon should be learned and protected by more people. B．The Thai government should offer more support. C．Khon is losing attraction among foreigners. D．Some methods have been taken to pass down Khon. （24-25高一下·贵州黔南·阶段练习）The highly expected Chinese 2025 Spring Festival Gala took place on the evening of January 28th, attracting audiences with a perfect combination of cutting-edge technology and cultural heritage. Live broadcast technology and innovative (创新的) stage design also made this Year of the Snake celebration a success. Among the evening’s fantastic performances was the amazing robot dance “Yangge BOT.” Sixteen humanoid robots, dressed in red floral jackets, performed perfectly alongside 16 human dancers. One of the most impressive moments came when the robots skillfully controlled handkerchiefs, a key element of Yangge dance. With AI-driven mechanical arm movements, they sent the handkerchiefs spinning (旋转) and flying through the air, creating a breath taking performance, which symbolizes the perfect combination of tradition and innovation. Yangge BOT, also called H1, is developed by Unitree, an energetic start-up company that focuses on the development, production and sales of high-performance robots. Standing about 180cm tall and weighing around 70kg, H1 is Unitree’s first humanoid robot, launched in August 2023. The robot performs smartly and is able to carry out complex movements, highlighting its high precision (精准) motion abilities. According to Wang Qixin, Head of Marketing at Unitree, all the dance movements were powered by AI, showing the robot’s ability to learn and adapt. The “Yangge BOT” performance was more than fun; it was a glimpse into the future of AI in the performing arts. By combining AI with traditional dance, the gala showed us the limitless potential (潜力) of technology to expand artistic possibilities. As AI continues to develop, its applications in the arts will offer audiences around the world innovative and unforgettable experiences. The gala has set a new benchmark for how technology and culture can come together to create something truly extraordinary. 1．What’s the main feature of the 2025 Spring Festival Gala? A．The balance of the past and present. B．The teamwork of humans and robots. C．The combination of tradition and innovation. D．The interaction of Eastern and Western culture. 2．What did H1 do at the 2025 Spring Festival Gala? A．Spinning quickly in the air. B．Dancing Yangge with humans. C．Controlling the stage perfectly. D．Washing handkerchiefs smartly. 3．Which word can best describe Yangge BOT’s performance? A．Intelligent. B．Disappointing. C．Humorous. D．Passionate. 4．What is the best title of the passage? A．Unitree Designed Smart Robots. B．AI Technology Hits the World. C．AI-driven Robots Scare Viewers. D．Yangge BOT Shines on the Stage. （24-25高一上·山东聊城·阶段练习）A speech in a play by Shakespeare can be as short as a word or as long as several hundred. But what is the most common length? Staying away from Shakespeare himself for a moment, we can take Ben Jonson’s play Volpone (1606) and count the number of speeches and their lengths. The most common length is four words. The next most common length is five words. Of the other 16 Jonson’s plays, 12 also have a speech length mode (模式) of four. It was not just Jonson; it was everybody. After 1602, four-word speeches were the most common kind across all the early modern plays that survived. The London theatre industry took off in the late 1580s and early 1590s and we see a concentration of speech length modes of nine or ten. After 1602, the mode of four predominated. If we look just at Shakespeare’s plays, we find him doing what everyone else did: changing from favoring nine-word speeches to favouring four-word speeches around 1597-1602 and never going back. Our suggestion is that the playwrights (剧作家) learned progressively from one another how to represent more closely the speech lengths of everyday exchanges and found that audiences responded well to these. They started to focus less on strict writing rules and more on the liveliness of everyday speech. Another way to think of this is offered by the Russian literary scholar Boris Yarkho. He put forward an “index (指数) of liveliness” — the ratio of the number of speeches to the total number of lines in a play. He researched the works of the 17th-century French playwright Pierre Corneille and found that his comedies have a higher index because of their shorter speeches. The move from a mode of nine words to a mode of four represents the shortened average speech, and thus a move to livelier drama in Yarkho’s terms. Nevertheless, we have no record of any dramatist or playgoer reflecting on the shortening of average speech lengths; our only knowledge of it comes from counting the words in the plays for ourselves. 1．What happened in English plays around the 1600s? A．Their storylines were about famous writers. B．They were influenced by a poetic writing style. C．They featured different storytelling techniques. D．Their speeches were generally shorter in length. 2．What does the underlined word “predominated” in paragraph 3 mean? A．Remained unique. B．Took the leading position. C．Disappeared slowly. D．Played an educational role. 3．Why did playwrights change their writing styles according to paragraph 4? A．To challenge traditional writing rules. B．To stand out by applying their unique style. C．To avoid being affected by social values. D．To create realistic and acceptable speeches. 重难语篇拔高练 （24-25高一上·山西吕梁·期末）Are three-minute commentaries destroying movies? A prominent Chinese film director Zhang Yimou said in a recent interview that he hoped the audience would see a movie in cinemas instead of watching three-minute commentaries. Three-minute commentaries are similar to short videos, which summarize the main plots of films by breaking two-or-three-hour films into pieces and cutting them to just a few minutes. These commentaries are winning increasing popularity on many short-video platforms such as TikTok or Bilibili since they allow viewers to easily develop an illusion (错觉) that they have watched dozens of movies. These concentrated commentaries may be a good fit for fast-paced modern life and meet people’s needs for efficient entertainment. However, films are not only an industry but also a form of art. Movies become classics not only because of the outline of the story, but, more importantly, because of delicate expressions of emotion, diverse camera aesthetics, as well as complex travel through time and space. Sometimes, these things can only be felt and can’t be expressed in words. How can a clip of just a few minutes deliver these things? Moreover, these contents sometimes infringe the copyrights of the original movie. The editing process also includes the creator’s own opinions, thus misunderstanding original movie’s plots and themes. The China Film Administration has announced. it will carry on with its crackdown (打击) on copyright infringement while at the same time advocating the legal use of film copyrights by short videos in film promotion, commentaries and research. Some people agree with Zhang Yimou. They argue that only by seeing a movie in the cinema can one really experience its beauty. Others, however, have given credit to movie commentaries, arguing that they increase the popularity and influence of good movies, helping audiences better understand them while also finding out bad movies, helping audiences avoid them. Audiences’ decision to watch a movie in a cinema depends on their tastes. If they choose not to sit in front of the big screen, it’s not necessarily the fault of movie commentaries. 1．According to the passage, why are three-minute commentaries becoming popular? A．They are produced by famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou. B．They are constantly played on prominent short-video platforms. C．Audiences would think they have watched lots of films. D．Audiences could be entertained by three-minute commentaries. 2．What can we infer from the third paragraph? A．Films are a form of good art. B．Three-minute commentaries could also express emotion. C．Good films could lead audiences to travel. D．Films aren’t fit for life in a fast-paced society. 3．What does the underlined word “infringe” mean? A．Break. B．Protect. C．Maintain. D．Carry. 4．What is a suitable title for the passage? A．Zhang Yimou’s movies: not popular anymore? B．Short-video platforms: an increasing trend C．Cinemas: how to attract audiences nowadays D．Three-minute commentaries: a good or bad thing? （24-25高一下·广东佛山·开学考试）I remember my first true introduction to art fondly. It was my second year of university and I was a confused 19-year-old at the time, unsure of what academic path I wanted to pursue. I knew that I had always been fascinated by things that made me question the world around me, and my art history class was the first time I really got to get my feet wet. My professor, a post-graduate with natty (齐整的) hair, entertained us with her stories of travel and revealed the arts of the world to us, something that had not been touched on since my primary school years. The grand story of time was told in broken Greek sculptures, figures whose amazingly detailed limestone carvings were often missing arms and heads to the brittle ravages (无情的破坏) of time. We explored the patterns of the Medieval era and the early Renaissance religious symbolism of Michelangelo and Botticelli. We analyzed the mustard (芥末黄) and chiaroscuro (明暗对比) glare of the Baroque paintings of Caravaggio and El Greco, and we were amazed by the sandcastle-naturalism of the Spanish architect Gaudi. The history of art has fascinated me ever since. I never had a talent for art myself, but I always did have a well-grounded appreciation for those who did . In primary school, we explored art through music and painting classes; but once we entered secondary school, art was an elective course and quickly limited to the dustbins of my memory. It was only after that humble art history class that I realized what I had been missing. I strongly believe that a well-rounded society needs everyone to have an early education in the arts. A healthy society needs all its members to open their eyes — and their minds — so that they can learn what is true and beautiful, just as the famous Greek philosopher Plato said, “The reflection of beauty causes the soul to grow wings”. 1．What is the meaning of the underlined phrase in the first paragraph? A．The author got lost in the art history class due to the confusion. B．The author was starting to figure out the exact academic path. C．The author was starting to learn to appreciate art. D．The author wet his feet because of carelessness. 2．Why did the author mention the professor? A．To show his love for Greek sculptures. B．To show the beginning of his love for art. C．To tell readers the professor’s love for grand stories. D．To tell readers what the Renaissance religious symbolism is. 3．What is the author’s attitude towards art education? A．Unclear. B．Supportive. C．Opposed. D．Doubtful. 4．What is the purpose of the passage? A．To advocate the popularity of art history. B．To propose a change in the education of art history. C．To urge people to explore more art classes in an early age. D．To arouse people’s awareness of the importance of early art education. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$