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【题目】Martha Graham received many awards during her lifetime. Time magazine her as the “Dancer of the Century” in 1998. The Martha Graham Dance Company still performs her dances.
After fourteen, Martha’s family moved to California. Along the way, Martha enjoyed the wide, open spaces of . So the free, expressive movements of modern dance were influenced by the beauty of nature.
Earlier in her life, however, Martha did not know she would become a . Her family was very religious. The upper class did not accept dance as an art form.
, in 1910, Martha’s father took her to see a dance performance, which then her.
Martha’s parents, however, did not her sudden desire to dance. Martha just followed her of dancing. She attended the dance school, working hard as to improve her ability to dance. She her body to become strong enough to meet the difficult demands of dance. In order to herself freely, she decided to set up her own dance and school, called the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance.
Martha enjoyed having her students to perform her dances. She a dance called “Heretic” in 1929. She wore all white and danced a wall of dancers wearing all black. In 1936, her dance “Chronicle” expressed sadness and loneliness. Showing strong in dance then was very rare. At first, people did not well to her style of dancing with strong and sharp movements, and very different from European ballet. Some of the movements contracting(收缩) and releasing parts of the body.
In 1938, President Roosevelt’s wife invited Martha to at the White House. A dance “American Document” was created. She later danced there for seven other presidents.
【1】A. hired B. listed C. appointed D. fostered
【2】A. turning B. growing C. getting D. becoming
【3】A. imagination B. interest C. hope D. nature
【4】A. clearly B. naturally C. consequently D. hardly
【5】A. teacher B. manager C. dancer D. writer
【6】A. Instead B. Still C. Therefore D. Otherwise
【7】A. disappointed B. astonished C. motivated D. sacrificed
【8】A. approve of B. attach to C. fight against D. give in
【9】A. advice B. dream C. manner D. style
【10】A. less B. very C. too D. so
【11】A. forced B. tested C. bent D. trained
【12】A. fancy B. enjoy C. express D. refresh
【13】A. company B. gym C. stage D. hall
【14】A. discovered B. produced C. polished D. filmed
【15】A. for B. over C. against D. beyond
【16】A. muscles B. energy C. desire D. emotions
【17】A. refer B. turn C. react D. contribute
【18】A. powerful B. different C. classical D. significant
【19】A. quitted B. balanced C. involved D. deserved
【20】A. work B. perform C. speak D. live
【答案】
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
【小题5】C
【小题6】B
【小题7】C
【小题8】A
【小题9】B
【小题10】D
【小题11】D
【小题12】C
【小题13】A
【小题14】B
【小题15】C
【小题16】D
【小题17】C
【小题18】A
【小题19】C
【小题20】B
【解析】
试题分析:本文介绍了美国现代舞蹈之母玛莎·葛莱姆。在她的一生中她独特的美国视角和创作才华为她赢得了无数的荣誉。她被公认为20世纪创新型艺术家,与毕加索(Picasso),斯特拉文斯基(Stravinsky),詹姆斯.乔伊斯(James Joyce),和弗兰克.劳埃德.赖特(Frank Lloyd Wright)齐名。1998年《时代周刊》将葛莱姆誉为“世纪舞者”,而《人物》称她为“本世纪女性楷模”。
【小题1】考查动词和语境理解。A. hired“雇佣”B. listed “列出” C. appointed“任命”D. fostered“培养;抚育”。 玛莎·葛莱姆在1998年被美国《时代周刊》杂志评选为“世纪舞蹈家”。尊称为20世纪最重要的舞者之一。玛莎葛兰姆舞团现在还表演着她的舞蹈。选B。
【小题2】考查动词和语境理解。 A. turning“转身;年满多少岁” B. growing“成长”C. getting “变得” D. becoming “成为”。在玛莎14岁时,她随家人搬到美国加利福尼亚州的圣巴巴拉。本题易选错为become“成为”,虽然汉语角度能翻译通,但是become不加年龄,选A。
【小题3】考查名词和语境理解。A. imagination“想象力”B. interest“兴趣”C. hope “希望”D. nature“自然”。沿途在穿越美国中西部地区的时候,玛莎非常喜欢那里视野开阔的自然景观。选D。
【小题4】考查副词和语境理解。A. clearly“清晰地”B. naturally “自然地”C. consequently “结果”D. hardly“几乎不”。 她将对于美丽的大自然的细心观察,融入了自由的、富有表现力的现代舞蹈中。现代舞蹈中很多动作很明显地受到自然美的影响。本题易选为“结果”但是根据语境不是结果受到影响,而是现代舞蹈中很多动作很明显地受到自然美的影响。选A。
【小题5】考查名词和语境理解。 A. teacher “老师”B. manager“经理”C. dancer “舞者”D. writer“作家”。 然而,在玛莎早年的生活中,她没想到自己会成为一名舞蹈演员。因为她们家庭是宗教家庭,非常虔诚。上层社会不接受舞蹈作为一种艺术形式。选C。
【小题6】考查副词和语境理解。A. Instead “相反”B. Still “仍然” C. Therefore “因此”D. Otherwise“否则”。尽管如此,1910年,玛莎的父亲仍然带她去看美国第一个现代舞表演。选B。
【小题7】考查形容词和语境理解。A. disappointed“失望的”B. astonished “吃惊的”C. motivated“有积极性的” D. sacrificed“献身的”。 当时的表演激励了她,她决心成为一名舞蹈演员。选C。
【小题8】考查动词短语和语境理解。 A. approve of“同意”B. attach to“认为重要”C. fight against“对抗” D. give in“屈服”。然而起初,玛莎的父母并不赞同她突然决定去跳舞的想法。本题易选为“屈服”但这里不是父母没有向玛莎屈服,而是不同意她的想法。选A。
【小题9】考查名词和语境理解。A. advice“建议” B. dream “梦想”C. manner“方法”D. style“风格”。玛莎仍然追随着自己的舞蹈梦想。选B。
【小题10】考查副词和语境理解。A. less “更少的”B. very “非常”C. too “太”D. so“因此;如此”。她进入舞蹈学校正式学习舞蹈,她如此刻苦地练习舞蹈为了提高自己的舞蹈技能。选D。
【小题11】考查动词和语境理解。 A. forced“强迫”B. tested“测试”C. bent“弯身”D. trained“训练”。她通过刻苦训练使自己身体变得足够强大,以适应舞蹈的形体要求。选D。
【小题12】考查动词和语境理解。. A. fancy“想要”B. enjoy “喜欢”C. express“表达”D. refresh“使焕然一新”。为了自由的表现自己,实现自己在舞蹈上的梦想,她决定成立自己的舞蹈公司和舞蹈学校。选C。
【小题13】考查名词和语境理解。 A. company“公司”B. community “社区”C. stage“舞台”D. theatre“剧院”。 玛莎葛兰姆决定成立自己的舞蹈公司和学校。称为“玛莎葛兰姆当代舞团”。本题易选错为剧院,但是这个词范围太大。不符合语境。选A。
【小题14】考查动词和语境理解。A. discovered“发现”B. produced “产生”C. polished“润色;磨光” D. filmed“拍电影”。玛莎喜欢学生们展现她自己的公司所创作的舞蹈。她在1929年编排了舞蹈作品《异教徒》。选B。
【小题15】考查介词和语境理解。A. for “为了”B. over“超过”C. against“反对;倚靠”D. beyond“超出”。在《异教徒》舞蹈中,玛莎身穿白衣舞裙,而背对着身穿黑衣的舞者们围成的人墙表演。选C。
【小题16】考查名词和语境理解。 A. skill“技能”B. energy“能量”C. desire“渴望”D. emotions“情感”。在1936年,她的作品《编年史》表现了悲伤和孤独,在舞蹈中展现了舞者内心强烈的情感,描述了玛莎对世界的恐怖。本题易选为技能,表现了舞者的舞蹈技巧。单句翻译没有错误,但是不符合上下语境。选D。
【小题17】考查动词和语境理解。 A. refer“指的是”B. turn“转身”C. react“反应”D. contribute“贡献”。起初,观众们对玛莎的强烈敏捷的舞蹈动作形式不是很接受。选C。
【小题18】考查形容词和语境理解。A. powerful“强有力的”B. different“不同的”C. classical “经典的”D. significant“有意义的”。玛莎的舞蹈感染力强大,具有强而急速的动作与欧洲的传统芭蕾舞形式有很大的区别。本题易选为玛莎的舞蹈形式不同,但是上下语境得知舞蹈感染力强而不仅仅是形式不同。选A。
【小题19】考查动词和语境理解。A. quitted“退出”B. balanced “平衡”C. involved “涉及”D. deserved“应得”。现代舞中很多的动作收于放,在剧烈舞蹈中舞动手臂,跃空然后落地。选C。
【小题20】考查动词和语境理解。 A. work“工作”B. perform“表演”C. speak“说话”D. live“居住”。1938年,富兰克林·罗斯福总统的夫人邀请玛莎到白宫演出,她为此创作了舞蹈《美国文件》这部作品。玛莎格雷厄姆后来多次应邀到白宫演出,她曾为七位总统表演现代舞。选B。
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【题目】Most of us lead a busy life.【1】We think, “If I reached my goal, then I would be happy”, or “If I could get a better job, then I would enjoy life.” But why not enjoy life right now?
Firstly, take time to notice and appreciate the beauty in your own surroundings.【2】“There is a great big world of wonder and beauty around us!” And as Brodersen explains,“Look for the beauty of the sunrise and of a friend’s smile that brightens your day. Open your eyes to see the beauty you might not normally see. Doing so helps to cheer you up.”
Secondly, taking time to experience some simple pleasures also can bring joy to your heart and ease your stress. Take me for example.【3】One universal simple pleasure is finding things that make you laugh. Make time to laugh every day.
Thirdly, don’t take your family and friends for granted. Rich, rewarding relationships add greatly to the enjoyment of life. When you think of someone, why not call, e-mail or write them?【4】As Wayne Lawton explains, “Invest time in relationships. Remove the attitude, what’s in it for me? Happiness is found in putting other’s interests, desires and concerns ahead of our own whenever possible. Selfishness is a dead-end street.”【5】.
A.Be aware of beauty in nature. |
B.In my spare time, I enjoy collecting stamps and reading novels. |
C.Driven by the “urgent”, we forget to enjoy life. |
D.A short e-mail or phone call can make a world of difference to someone. |
E. You don’t need to travel far to find beauty.
F. I delight in simple things like my favorite tea drink, a bubble bath or family photos.
G. So please treasure relationship.