人教版 (2019)Unit 4 Space Exploration巩固练习

课时分层作业(十二)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2019·陕西宝鸡中学一调)Are you interested in movie musicals?  Here are some best movie musicals you need to watch.

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Debbie Reynolds (the heroine) is ultra­charming in this time­honored classic musical about the coming of the talking pictures in movie history. She plays a winning showgirl with a golden singing voice designed for Holly­wood stars. You can also see how Gene Kelly (the hero) made a hit in the timeless “Singin' in the Rain”．

The Sound of Music (1965)

It hit the big screen in 1965 and became an early blockbuster. It's one of those movies that everybody watches again and again. Whether you're singing along to “Do­Re­Mi” or “ My Favorite Things”， you'll still think of the cute Von Trapp children and the beautiful Austrian setting.Christopher Plummer (the hero)  is wonderful as the serious captain melts into gentleness when singing “Edelweiss”. And Julie Andrews (the heroine) shows her addictive voice in such songs as “I Have Confidence”．

Chicago (2002)

Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta­Jones sing and dance as criminals in this musical about fame, envy, and murderous love.Famous songs include “Cell Block Tango”， where female criminals sing about how they ended up in jail. It won Best Picture, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Art Direction—Set Decoration, Best Costume Design，Best Film Editing，and Best Sound in Oscar 2003.

La La Land (2016)

Struggling actress Mia (Emma Stone) and ambitious jazz pianist Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) begin a romance as they both follow their heart in the path of their dreams in Los Angeles. It won Best Performance by an Actress in a leading role，Best Achievement in Directing, Best Achievement in Cinematography，Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, and Best Achievement in Production Design in Oscar 2017.

1．Which movie musical marks a change in the movie history?

A．Chicago.　　　　　 B．La La Land.

C．Singin' in the Rain. D．The Sound of Music.

2．In which song will you feel gentleness from a serious man?

A．“Do­Re­Mi”. B．“Edelweiss”．

C．“Singin' in the Rain”. D．“Cell Block Tango”．

3．What do Chicago and La La Land have in common?

A．They both won Best Picture.

B．They both talk about crimes.

C．They both talk about dreams.

D．They both won some Oscar Awards.

4．If you are interested in jazz music, whose role will be your favorite?

A．Ryan Gosling's.

B．Renee Zellweger's.

C．Catherine Zeta­Jones'.

D．Christopher Plummer's.

【语篇解读】　本文介绍了四部备受好评的电影音乐剧。

1．C　[细节理解题。根据Singin' in the Rain部分中的第一句“Debbie Reynolds (the heroine) is ultra­charming in this time­honored classic musical about the coming of the talking pictures in movie history.”可知，电影Singin' in the Rain开启了电影历史上有声电影的新篇章。故选C。]

2．B　[细节理解题。根据The Sound of Music部分中的第四句“Christopher Plummer (the hero)  is wonderful as the serious captain melts into gentleness when singing ‘Edelweiss’．”可知，主人公在唱Edelweiss这首歌时极尽温柔。故选B。]

3．D　[细节理解题。根据Chicago部分中的最后一句“It won Best Picture, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Art Direction—Set Decoration, Best Costume Design，Best Film Editing，and Best Sound in Oscar 2003.”以及La La Land部分中的最后一句“It won Best Performance by an Actress in a leading role，Best achievement in Directing, Best Achievement in Cinematography，Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, and Best Achievement in Production Design in Oscar 2017.”可知，两者的共同之处在于都赢得了奥斯卡奖。故选D。]

4．A　[推理判断题。根据La La Land部分中的第一句“Struggling actress Mia (Emma Stone) and ambitious jazz pianist Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) begin a romance as they both follow their heart in the path of their dreams in Los Angeles.”可知，Ryan Gosling扮演的Sebastian是一名爵士乐钢琴家。故选A。]

B

(2019·山东省实验中学一模)Recently，I had lunch with a young Chinese student who studies at a college in New York. He is very bright and aspiring and I enjoyed our conversation. Still I felt frustrated and useless afterwards because I was not able to provide him with any good news. Graduating at the end of this year, he asked me how he could find a job in this country and fulfill his career dreams.

In recent years, students who found a job here after graduation have had to go through a cruel lottery system to obtain their H1B working visa.And the success rates have been declining year after year because of the ever growing number of applicants. Last year, there were 233，000 applicants, and only 30 percent of them were lucky，less than half of the rate in 2013.

And it can only become worse.US President Donald Trump's immigration policies in this country are tightening up and this trend will continue for at least the next few years. In this case, foreign students studying social sciences, a field in which starting salaries are rarely above the required amount, can kiss their visa hopes goodbye.

Compared  to  the  older  generation  of  Chinese students，today's young people no longer consider the US as the only option. Many start to think China offers better opportunities in the longer term.

This is not to say that Chinese students in the US are not interested in job opportunities here any more.A few years of work experience in the US can give them leverage when they finally land back in their home country. But if the job opportunities are largely reduced by the tightening of immigration policy，I expect there will be a decline.And if that happens，it is the American economy that will suffer from the loss of those educated, hard­working and talented immigrants.

5．The author felt frustrated because        ．

A．he was not interested in the talk

B．he didn't fulfill his career dreams

C．he couldn't provide helpful advice

D．he thought the student was useless

6．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The lottery system for H1B working visa is too tough.

B．Chinese students have no choice but to return to China.

C．President Trump is tightening up the immigration policies.

D．More and more students are applying for the working visa.

7．What does the word “leverage” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Advantage. B．Language.

C．Ability. D．Education.

8．What is the author's attitude to the tightening of immigration policy?

A．Doubtful. B．Supportive.

C．Indifferent. D．Worried.

【语篇解读】　本文为夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述自己和一名在纽约求学的中国大学生的交流过程意识到总统特朗普收紧移民政策使得中国学生在美国择业出现困难，同时也会使美国经济遭受很大损失。

5．C　[细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知，作者之所以感到沮丧是因为他不能给那个中国大学生提供有益的建议，故答案为C项。]

6．B　[细节理解题。第二段与A项相对应，故排除A项；第三段第一、二句与C项相对应，故排除C项；第二段中的“the ever growing number of applicants”与D项相对应，故排除D项。只有B项(中国学生别无选择只得回中国)在文中未被提及，故为答案。]

7．A　[词义猜测题。根据第五段前两句可知leverage的意思是“优势”，故答案为A项。]

8．D　[观点态度题。根据最后一段最后一句可推知，作者对收紧的移民政策感到担心，故答案为D项。]

Ⅱ.读后续写

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

John Blanchard stood up, straightened his army uniform (制服), and studied the crowd making their way through the station.  He looked for the girl whose heart he knew,  but whose face he had never seen, the girl with a rose.

His interest in her began thirteen months ago in a library. Taking a book off the shelf, he found himself fascinated, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin (页边的空白).  The soft handwriting showed a thoughtful soul and brilliant mind.In the front of the book, he discovered the owner's name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he found her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond (通信). The next day he was shipped overseas for military service.

During the next year and one month, the two begun to know each other by mail.  Each letter was a seed falling on both hearts.  A romance was budding.Blanchard asked for a photograph, but she refused.She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn't matter what she looked like.

When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting－7 pm at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You'll recognize me，” she wrote.“By the red rose I'll wear my dress. ” So at 7：00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he'd never seen.

A young lady was coming toward him.  Her figure was long and slim; her blonde hair lay back from her ears; her eyes were blue as flowers; her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime coming alive.He went toward her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As he moved, a middle­aged woman whispered, “Going my way, Sir？”

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2．至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4．续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1：

Almost uncontrollably he made his way to the woman,  and then he noticed that she was wearing a  red rose.                                                                       

Paragraph 2：

The woman's face broadened into a big smile.                                                                       

【参考答案】

Paragraph 1：

Almost uncontrollably he made his way to the woman,  and then he noticed that she was wearing a  red rose. John Blanchard was disappointed to see the woman, who was over 40 years old.Exactly, she was the girl he was waiting for. Though he would like to follow the young lady，he stopped and walked toward the woman, greeted her and held out the book he found in the library. “I'm John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Hollis Maynell. I am more than glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner？”

Paragraph 2：

The woman's face broadened into a big smile. “I don't know what this is about，”she answered, “but the young lady in her pale green suit who just went by begged me to wear the red rose on my coat. And she said if you were going to invite me to dinner,  I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street. She said it was a test！”