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Section Ⅳ　“Developing ideas”的课文习读环节 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A During our childhood, we had cultural shows at school where singing, dancing, dramas and speeches were performed by the school students.Among many such programs that took place in the school, one drama actually made me laugh a lot. It was a drama called Cinderella that actually turned out to be very comical.The person who directed that drama seemed to mainly train the students to memorize the dialogues which were well performed by them. But what did the performers wear？While Cinderella was a cute little girl, she did not wear anything beautiful at the ball.She wore house slippers (拖鞋), and one of her slippers couldn't come off her foot when she was running away after midnight from the ball.She tried many times to take it off and finally it dropped and she ran away from the stage. That missing slipper was found by a prince, who was actually a girl, dressed up as a boy but not looking like a boy.She held it up.Feeling a deep sense of shame, she acted her part showing it to the audience.More mistakes in the drama were that Cinderella's stepsisters were poorly dressed too at the ball and neither her stepsisters nor their mom looked like bad guys. In the end, a fairy tale drama turned out to be a funny play and everyone had hearty laughs.Since it could give so much fun to the audience, it was not altogether a failure.And the audience laughed loudly as the drama ended, giving performers encouragement. Cultural programs like this are needed for school students.Students don't need any special skills and the programs don't have to be fully perfect.They need to be organized in schools so that students can take part, share laughs and free their minds. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了学生时代令自己印象深刻的一次戏剧表演。通过这次表演，作者意识到，学校应该多为学生组织这样的文化活动，因为这些活动能让学生参与其中，分享快乐和开放思想。 1．What does the underlined word “comical” in paragraph 2 mean? A．Funny.　　　　 B．Important. C．Moving. D．Meaningful. 解析：选A　词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句中的“made me laugh a lot”及第三、四段介绍的表演情况可知，这个戏剧演出最后变得很滑稽，故可推测comical意为“滑稽可笑的”，与A项意义相近。 2．What does the author show most in paragraphs 3 & 4? A．The meaning of the drama. B．The imperfections of the drama. C．The audience's opinions about the drama. D．The students' preparations for the drama. 解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第三、四段的内容可知，这两段都是在描述《灰姑娘》这场戏剧演出的种种不足，从演员不恰当的着装到演员不恰当的表演，尤其根据第四段最后一句中的“More mistakes in the drama were that”可以看出，作者在这两段中主要展示了这部剧的不足之处。 3．How did the audience feel about the drama? A．They disliked it. B．They felt sorry for it. C．They were surprised by it. D．They enjoyed it very much. 解析：选D　推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的内容可知，虽然演员们的着装以及表演有一些不足，一场童话剧变成了一场搞笑的喜剧，但大家的表演令所有的观众捧腹大笑并报以热烈的掌声，这说明观众是非常喜欢这场演出的。 4．What does the author want to tell us through the text? A．Cultural programs need improvement. B．It's easy to carry out cultural programs. C．Schools should organize cultural programs. D．Students are very inactive in cultural programs. 解析：选C　写作意图题。根据最后一段的内容可知，作者通过对自己学生时代观看的一场戏剧演出的描述，主要想表达的是：学校很有必要为学生组织类似的文化活动，因为这样的活动能让学生参与其中，分享快乐和开放思想。 B Are three-minute commentaries destroying movies? A prominent Chinese film director 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 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 leading to the misunderstanding of the 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 that director. 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. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章围绕“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。 5．According to the text, why are three-minute commentaries becoming popular? A．They are produced by famous director. 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. 解析：选C　细节理解题。 根据第二段中“These commentaries are winning increasing popularity on many short-video platforms ...watched dozens of movies.”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。 6．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. 解析：选A　推理判断题。 根据第三段中“However, films are not only an industry ...as well as complex travel through time and space.”可推断出，电影是一种很好的艺术形式。故选A。 7．What does the underlined word “infringe” mean? A．Break. B．Protect. C．Maintain. D．Carry. 解析：选A　词义猜测题。根据第四段中“Moreover, these contents sometimes infringe the copyrights of the original movie.”和“The China Film Administration has announced it ...commentaries and research.”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。 8．What is a suitable title for the text? A．Good 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? 解析：选D　标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要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，D项“Three-minute commentaries: a good or bad thing？”能够概括文章主旨，适合作文章标题。故选D。 Ⅱ.阅读七选五 How Star Wars Changed Movie-making Forever “May the force be with you！” If you are a Star Wars fan, then you have probably heard this phrase many times.__9__ So many characters, devices, and phrases from the movie have become well-known. But you might be surprised to find out how much this movie has changed how movies are made. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away ...” is how Star Wars begins. __10__ In fact, it was quite old-fashioned. The story was typical science fiction with lots of drama, traditional characters and good battling evil, in space and in hand-to-hand fight. __11__ People still talk about the light swords (剑) that could cut, burn and melt through most substances. Spaceships sped through space and landed on huge, realistic-looking space stations. __12__ When Star Wars first came out in 1977, most movie theaters were stand-alone buildings, with just one movie screen. Using the money Star Wars had made for them, movie-theater owners built more theaters, leading to the multiplexes (多影厅影院) that are common today. Theaters needed more movies to show on all the additional movie screens and in all the new multiplexes. So new movie companies sprang up, including small ones creating experimental movies. This creative freedom allowed fresh approaches to emerge. __13__ But, thanks to Star Wars, people got to see new types of movies. A．Its plot was not ground-breaking. B．Moviegoers had never seen anything like it. C．Some of the methods became popular and others failed. D．Thus, audience began to enjoy science fiction movies there. E．If you are not a fan, you are still likely familiar with these words. F．If you are a movie maker, you may be inspired by this classic film. G．It was the special effects that made Star Wars stand out from other movies. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章旨在探讨《星球大战》系列电影如何永久性地改变了电影制作的各个方面。 9．选E　根据空格前的句子“‘May the force be with you！’ If you are a Star Wars fan, then you have probably heard this phrase many times.”和空格后的句子“So many characters, devices, and phrases from the movie have become well-known.”可知，空格处的句子应该是对非粉丝的补充说明，强调即使不是粉丝，人们也可能会熟悉这些台词。E项“If you are not a fan, you are still likely familiar with these words.”补充了前文的讨论，符合语境。 10．选A　根据空格前的句子“‘A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away ...’ is how Star Wars begins.”和空格后的句子“In fact, it was quite old-fashioned.”可知，空格处的句子应该是对电影情节的进一步说明，强调其情节并不新颖。A项“Its plot was not ground-breaking.”引出了后文关于电影情节的讨论，符合语境。 11．选G　根据空格后的句子“People still talk about the light swords that could cut, burn and melt through most substances. Spaceships sped through space and landed on huge, realistic-looking space stations.”可知，空格处的句子应该是关于电影中特效的突出表现。G项“It was the special effects that made Star Wars stand out from other movies.”引出了后文关于特效的讨论，符合语境。 12．选B　根据空格前的句子“People still talk about the light swords that could cut, burn and melt through most substances. Spaceships sped through space and landed on huge, realistic-looking space stations.”可知，空格处的句子应该是对观众反应的描述，强调观众从未见过这样的场景。B项“Moviegoers had never seen anything like it.”补充了前文关于特效的讨论，符合语境。 13．选C　根据空格前的句子“So new movie companies sprang up, including small ones creating experimental movies. This creative freedom allowed fresh approaches to emerge.”可知，空格处的句子应该是对这些新方法的总结，强调有些方法流行起来，有些则失败了。C项“Some of the methods became popular and others failed.”总结了前文关于新方法的讨论，符合语境。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $