题目内容
【题目】阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Most Chinese people are familiar with shadow puppetry (皮影戏). Thinking about shadow puppetry, they are reminded of their experience of watching shadow play in some temple fairs 【1】 they were little. But now, one can enjoy a whole shadow show just by【2】(put) on a Virtual Reality (VR) headset (耳机). “ We’ve been looking for a connection between traditional art and modern technology,” said the VR game【3】 (design) Zhang Qing.
Shadow puppetry is a Chinese folk art 【4】 (know) for its unique storytelling techniques,【5】 dates from 2,000 years ago. However, since films and TV series 【6】 (be) major entertainment options nowadays, shadow plays are in decline. To revive the ancient art via VR, Zhang visited puppeteers at Houma city in north China’s Shanxi Province where shadow puppetry once 【7】 (boom). A puppeteer Zhu Chao says that he only gets to perform five or six times a year and the art is far【8】its peak. Zhu hopes the combination with technology VR can attract 【9】 (many) young people and pass down this ancient art as it is 【10】(gradual) fading away.
【答案】
【1】when
【2】putting
【3】designer
【4】known
【5】which
【6】are
【7】boomed
【8】from
【9】more
【10】gradually
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。人们把现代VR(现实虚拟)技术与传统皮影戏相结合,从而复兴这一古老的传统文化。
【1】
考查时间状语从句。分析句子结构可知,所填词引导时间状语从句,意为“当他们小的时候”, 应使用when引导。故填when。
【2】
考查非谓语动词。介词后接动词时,应用其动名词形式。故填putting。
【3】
考查名词。句意:“我们一直在寻找传统艺术和现代技术之间的联系,”VR游戏设计师张晴说。分析可知,the VR game 是Zhang Qing的同位语,是这个人的头衔,结合句意可知张晴是VR游戏设计者,所以要用所给词的名词形式。designer意为“设计者”符合句意,故填designer。
【4】
考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,is是谓语动词,而且句中没有连词,所以所填词只能是非谓语动词形式,而且它与逻辑主语folk art是逻辑上的被动关系,应用其过去分词形式。故填known。
【5】
考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,所填词引导非限制性定语从句,先行词a Chinese folk art指物,引导词在从句中做主语,应用which引导。故填which。
【6】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意:然而,由于电影和电视剧是当今的主要娱乐选择,皮影戏正在衰落。分析可知,所给词be在主句中作谓语动词,根据前面从句中的谓语动词are可知,此处陈述的是现在的事实,应用一般现在时,主语films and TV series为复数形式,所以填谓语动词的复数形式。故填are。
【7】
考查动词时态。分析可知,所给词boom在when引导的这个从句中作谓语动词,根据句中的时间状语once可判断此处用一般过去时。boom与主语shadow puppetry之间是主动关系。故填boomed。
【8】
考查介词。句意:皮影匠人朱超说他一年也就只表演五六场,这项艺术现在离其巅峰远得很。far from表示“远非,一点也不”,固定搭配。故填from。
【9】
考查形容词比较级。句意:朱先生希望通过与VR技术的结合,能够吸引更多的年轻人,将这一正在逐渐消亡的古老艺术传承下去。根据句意可知,朱希望皮影戏与新科技VR的结合可以吸引更多的年轻人,要填many的比较级more。故填more。
【10】
考查副词。此处修饰动词短语fade away,应用形容词gradual的副词形式 gradually。故填gradually。
语法填空中,动词的形式变化比较多,有谓语的变化,有非谓语的变化(不定式、动名词、现在分词、过去分词)。所以考生要先判断所给动词在句中作谓语动词还是非谓语动词。若所给动词在句中作谓语动词,要考虑时态、语态、单复数这三个方面;若所给动词在句中作非谓语动词,那就从不定式、动名词、现在分词、过去分词这几种变化中选择。
比如第4小题,先判断出所给动词在句中做非谓语,再判断其与逻辑主语folk art是逻辑上的被动关系,得出应该用其过去分词形式。故填known。而第7小题,所给词boom在when引导的这个从句中作谓语动词,那就要考虑时态语态和单复数,根据句中的时间状语once可判断此处用一般过去时。boom与主语shadow puppetry之间是主动关系。故填boomed。
【题目】请认真阅读下列短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意:每个空格只填一个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
To keep the creative juices flowing, employees should be receptive to criticism
Researchers have been curious about whether negative feedback really makes people perform better, particularly when it comes to completing creative tasks. The literature has been mixed about this. In a recent investigation, Kim, who in May will join the Cambridge Judge Business School as an assistant professor, observed –– through a field experiment and a lab experiment –– and reported on how receiving negative feedback might impact the creativity of the recipients(接受者).
In both studies, Kim found that negative feedback can inspire or prevent creative thinking. What is most important is where the criticism comes from. When creative professionals or participants received criticism from a boss or a peer, they tended to be less creative in their subsequent work. Interestingly, if an individual received negative feedback from an employee of lower rank, they benefited from it and became more creative.
Some aspects of these findings seem intuitive(凭直觉的). “It makes sense that employees might feel threatened by criticism from their managers,” says Kim. “Supervisors have a lot of influence in deciding promotions or pay raises. So negative feedback from a boss might cause career anxieties.” It also stands to reason that feedback from a co-worker might also be received as threatening because we often compete with our peers for the same promotions and opportunities.
When we feel that pressure from above or from our peers, we tend to fixate on the stressful aspects of it and end up being less creative in our future work, says Kim.
What Kim found most surprising was how negative feedback from their followers (employees that they manage) made supervisors more creative.
“It’s a bit counterintuitive(反直觉的) because we tend to believe we shouldn’t criticize the boss,” says Kim. “In reality, most supervisors are willing to receive negative feedback and learn from it. It’s not that they enjoy criticism –– rather, they are in a natural power position and can cope with the discomfort of negative feedback better.”
The key takeaways: bosses and coworkers need to be more careful when they offer negative feedback to someone they manage or to their peers. And feedback recipients need to worry less when it comes to receiving criticism, says Kim.
“The tough part of being a manager is pointing out a follower’s poor performance or weak points. But it’s a necessary part of the job,” says Kim. “If you’re a supervisor, just be aware that your negative feedback can hurt your followers’ creativity. Followers tend to receive negative feedback personally. Therefore, keep your feedback specific to tasks. Explain how the point you’re discussing relates to only their task behavior, not to aspects of the person.”
In short, anyone who wants to offer negative feedback on the job should do so attentively and sensitively and to promote creativity at work, we should all be receptive to criticism from supervisors, peers and followers.
To keep the creative juices flowing, employees should be receptive to criticism | |
Introduction to the topic | Experiments are conducted to find out whether negative feedback 【1】 people’s performance or not. |
Negative feedback can inspire or hold back creativity, 【2】 on where the criticism comes from. | |
【3】 of the study | Criticism from a boss or a peer 【4】 creativity, while negative feedback from lower rank employees will be 【5】. |
Our work is greatly influenced by our supervisors, so their criticism might bring about anxieties. | |
【6】 for the phenomena | We compete with our peers for the same opportunities, thus feeling 【7】 by their negative feedback. |
Supervisors are in a favourable 【8】 and can learn from their followers’ negative feedback. | |
Enlightenment from the study | When offering criticism to followers or peers, bosses and coworkers need to keep it 【9】 to their tasks. |
Recipients should adopt a positive 【10】 towards others’ criticism. |
【题目】Stewart Island Ferry Services
While most visitors spend at least one night on Stewart Island, it is also readily accessible by ferry as a day excursion(远足) from Invercargill and Bluff. Experience Foveaux Strait in comfort and style on board our express catamarans(快艇). During the one-hour crossing between Bluff and Stewart Island keep a lookout for wildlife, especially seabirds.
Free tea and coffee on board.
Interpretation handouts are available (English only).
Wheelchair access available.
Personal baggage is carried free on the ferries—max. two bags per person. Additional baggage is by advance arrangement.
Vehicle parking available at Bluff (extra cost—reservations recommended).
FERRY TO STEWART ISLAND Depart Bluff All year 9:30 a.m. Sep—May 5:00 p.m. Oct—Apr 11:00 a.m. Jun—Aug 4:30 p.m. Late Dec—mid Jan 8:00 a.m. | FERRY TO BLUFF Depart Stewart Island All year 8:00 a.m. Sep—May 3:30 p.m. Oct—Mar 6:00 p.m. Apr 5:00 p.m. Jun—Aug 3:00 p.m. Late Dec—mid Jan 9:30 a.m. |
Other departures as locally advertised Duration 1hr Check in 30 minutes before to the scheduled departure time. (Check-in and boarding gates are closed 10 minutes before to times stated above.) |
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【1】If leaving a car at Bluff, a traveler had better _____.
A.refer to the handouts firstB.use wheelchair access
C.make a reservationD.park it 30 minutes before departure time
【2】On Dec. 28th, John got to the ferry dock at 7:55 a.m. When did he most probably leave Bluff for Stewart Island?
A.At 8:00 a.m..B.At 9:30 a.m..
C.At 11:00 a.m..D.At 3:00 p.m..
【3】Which of the following is not mentioned about the ferry services?
A.Tea and coffee are free for passengers.
B.Children go free for travel for about 15 days.
C.Travelers can see some seabirds during the crossing.
D.Passengers have to pay extra cost for extra pieces of luggage.