主題群二文學(xué)、藝術(shù)與體育

話題15影視、音樂等領(lǐng)域的概況及其發(fā)展

Ⅰ.閱讀理解

(2024·廣東華南師范大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)模擬預(yù)測)

Checkoutwhat’scomingsoonandwhat’sindevelopment.Playbillwillupdate

theselistingswhennewinformationismadeavailable.

THECOLLABORATIONatSamuelJ.FriedmanTheatre

TheplaytellsatruestoryinNewYork.Fifty－six－year－oldWarhol’sstaris

falling.Jeanisthenewwonder－kidtakingtheartworldbystorm.WhenJeanagreesto

worktogetherwithWarholonanewexhibition，itsoonbecomesthetalkofthe

city.Thetwoartistssetfootonasharedjourney，bothartisticanddeeplypersonal，

whichredrawsboththeirworlds.

ALMOSTFAMOUSatBernardB.JacobsTheatre

Basedonthefilmofthesamenamein2000，themusicalfeaturesPulitzerwinner

KittandabookbyCrowe，whoearnedanOscarawardforwritingtheoriginalfilm

basedonhisownteenageexperience.Thecoming－of－agestorytracksa15－year－

oldmusicfannamedWilliamwhofollowstheemergingbandStillwaterontour.

THEPIANOLESSONatEthelBarrymoreTheatre

TheplayisthefourthinWilson’sCenturyCycle，whichdigsintotheBlack

experienceineverydecadeofthe20thcentury.SetinPittsburgh’sHillDistrictin1936，

itcentersaroundabrotherandasisterinvolvedinabattleoverapianocarvedwiththe

facesoftheirancestors.

KIMBERLYAKIMBOatBoothTheatre

Kimisabrightandfunnyhighschoolgirl，whohappenstolooklikea72－year

－oldlady.Andyetheragingdiseasemaybetheleastofherproblems.Forcedtodeal

withfamilysecrets，andpossiblecrimecharges，Kimisdeterminedtoexplore

happinessinaworldwherenoteventimeisonherside.

【語篇解讀】本文是應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了四部即將上映的戲劇的相關(guān)信息。

1.WhatkindofplayisTHECOLLABORATION?

A.Aromance.B.Alifestory.

C.Afairytale.D.Asci－fistory.

答案B[推理判斷題。根據(jù)小標(biāo)題THECOLLABORATIONatSamuelJ.Friedman

Theatre中的“TheplaytellsatruestoryinNewYork...bystorm.”可知，THE

COLLABORATION講述的是一個人生故事。]

2.Whichtheatreshouldyouvisitifyouwanttolearnaboutracialissues?

A.SamuelJ.FriedmanTheatre.

B.BernardB.JacobsTheatre.

C.EthelBarrymoreTheatre.

D.BoothTheatre.

答案C[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)小標(biāo)題THEPIANOLESSONatEthelBarrymore

Theatre中的“TheplayisthefourthinWilson’sCenturyCycle，whichdigsintothe

Blackexperienceineverydecadeofthe20thcentury.”可知，這部劇是威爾遜“世紀(jì)

循環(huán)”的第四部，深入研究了20世紀(jì)每個年代中黑人的經(jīng)歷。如果想要去了解種

族問題，應(yīng)該去EthelBarrymoreTheatre。]

3.WhatcanyouseeinbothALMOSTFAMOUSandKIMBERLYAKIMBO?

A.Teenagers’growthexperiences.

B.World－classfilmtechnology.

C.Award－winningperformances.

D.Strugglesagainstcrimecharges.

答案A[推理判斷題。根據(jù)小標(biāo)題ALMOSTFAMOUSatBernardB.Jacobs

Theatre中的“Thecoming－of－agestorytracks...theemergingbandStillwateron

tour.”和小標(biāo)題KIMBERLYAKIMBOatBoothTheatre中的“Kimisabrightand

funnyhighschoolgirl...isonherside.”可知，在這兩部劇中可以看到青少年的成長

經(jīng)歷。]

(2024·福建福州第一中學(xué)三模)

Iwas68whenIfirststeppedonstageasastandupcomedianin2003.I’dneverset

footinacomedyclubbefore.I’vealwaysbeenaperformer—I’veworkedasasinger，

actorandmusician—butallthatcametoanendafteradisasterinNewYork.Forayear

afterwards，nobodywantedtogooutorbeentertained.

ItwasthenthatIstartedtothinkaboutcomedy.Irealisedpeopleneededtolaugh，

toenjoythemselvesagain，andthoughtthatwithalittletrainingIcoulddoit.Itooka

fewclasses，triedtoworkoutaroutine，andfinallypluckedupthecouragetogetupon

stage.Thatfirsttimewasterrifying.Ihadnoideawhattheaudiencewouldmakeofme.

InNewYork，comediansaretypicallyyoungmenwithbeards.It’shardenoughto

breakthroughasawoman，evenharderassomeoneoldenoughtobetheir

grandmother.AsIsteppedonstagethatfirsttime，peoplelaughednervously.Theywere

clearlysurprisedtoseeme.Iintroducedmyself，statedmyageandtriedmyfirst

joke.Therewassilence.ButbythetimeIgottothethirdline，peoplewereproperly

laughing.Iwasaddicted.

Nowmysetsdiffer.Imightbeonstagefor10minutesinfrontofadozenpeople，

ormyone－womanshowisafullhourinfrontofacrowdof100.Eventoday，I’m

nervousbeforeIstepout.Myfirstlineis，“Hello，everybody.I’m88andthree－

quartersyearsold.I’mtellingyouthatincaseIdon’tmakeitallthewaythroughthe

show.”ThenpeoplelaughandIrelax.

Afterashow，peopleyoungandoldcomeuptome，sayingwhataninspirationI

am.Theysaytheywanttobeasactiveasmewhentheyreachmyage.I’mpleasedIcan

showthatasanolderpersonyoudon’tneedtotakeabackseatinlife.

I’venointentionofstoppingcomedy.I’mtakingallthesepills，tryingtostayalive，

andIhopetostillbeperformingwhenI’m100.Mygoalistostillbeuptheremaking

peoplelaugh.It’shardwork，butitstopsmebeingbored.I’donlybeplayinggolf

otherwise.

【語篇解讀】本文是記敘文。文章講述作者高齡從事喜劇表演給人們帶去歡樂

并激勵其他人的故事。

4.Whatmadethewritertakeupcomedy?

A.Shewantedtoovercomeherfears.

B.Shewantedtobrightenothers’lives.

C.Shewasunwillingtoquitperforming.

D.Shewantedtoworkoutaroutine.

答案B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“ItwasthenthatIstartedtothinkabout

comedy...withalittletrainingIcoulddoit.”可知，作者從事喜劇是因?yàn)樗胱屓藗?/p>

的生活快樂起來，重新享受生活。]

5.WhydoesthewritermentionyoungmenwithbeardsinParagraph3?

A.Toshowthechallengeshewasfacing.

B.Toexplainherattractiontothejob.

C.Toillustrateherspecialadvantage.

D.Todescribehernewfriendsincomedy.

答案A[寫作意圖題。根據(jù)第三段的“InNewYork，comediansaretypically

youngmenwithbeards...oldenoughtobetheirgrandmother.”推知，作者提到留胡子

的年輕人是為了表明她所面臨的挑戰(zhàn)——性別和年齡。]

6.Howhasthewritermadeprogresssinceherfirstperformance?

A.Shenowperformsbeforelargeraudiences.

B.Shenolongerfeelsnervousbeforeperformances.

C.Sheremainsonthestageforalongertime.

D.Shehaslearnedtomakeajokeofherage.

答案D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段的“Eventoday，I’mnervousbeforeIstep

out...ThenpeoplelaughandIrelax.”可知，作者自第一次表演后嘗試用調(diào)侃自己的

年齡做開場，這樣自己和聽眾都很放松。]

7.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreewith?

A.Ageisjustanumber.

B.Advancingyearsbringgreaterwisdom.

C.Oldagemeansachancetositback.

D.Beingelderlymeansyouhavetoslowdown.

答案A[推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的“Theysaytheywanttobeasactiveas

mewhentheyreachmyage.”和最后一段的“I’venointentionofstopping

comedy...whenI’m100.”可推知，作者認(rèn)為年齡只是一個數(shù)字而已，無論到了哪

個年齡階段，我們都可以做自己喜歡且有意義的事情。]

(2024·湖北荊門市三模聯(lián)考)

Whenrobotsandhumansinteractinasharedenvironment，itisimportantfor

themtomoveinwaysthatpreventconflictsoraccidents.Toreducetherisk，roboticists

havedevelopednumeroustechniquesthatmonitoranenvironment，predictthefuture

actionsofhumans，identifysafetrajectories(軌跡)forarobotandcontrolits

movementsaccordingly.

Predictinghumanbehaviorandmovements，however，canbeincredibly

challenging.Determiningthefuturemovementsofarobot，ontheotherhand，couldbe

fareasier.Ifhumanuserscouldanticipatethemovementsofrobotsandtheeffectsthese

willhaveonthesurroundingenvironment，theyshouldthenbeabletoeasilyadapt

theiractionsinordertoavoidaccidents.

Withthisinmind，researchersatKyushuUniversityinJapanrecentlycreateda

near－futureperceptionsystemnamedPreviewedRealitythatallowshumanusersto

forecastfuturechangesintheirenvironment，whichcouldtheninformtheirdecisions

andguidetheiractions.Thissystemcompilesadata－setcontaininginformationabout

thepositionofobjects，humansandrobotswithinthesameenvironment，tothen

producesimulations(模擬)ofeventsthatcouldtakeplaceinthenearfuture.These

simulationsarepresentedtohumanusersviaVirtualReality(VR)orAugmented

Reality(AR)headsets.

Tocollectinformationaboutthepositionofdifferentobjects，robots，andhumans

inasharedenvironment，theresearchersusedanumberofstrategicallyplacedsensors，

includingopticaltrackersthatmonitoredthemovementsofobjectsorrobots，anda

RGB－Dcamerawhichmainlytrackedhumanactions.Thedatagatheredbythe

sensorswasthenfedtoamotionplannerandadynamicssimulator.Combiningthese

twosystemcomponentsallowedtheresearcherstoforecastchangesinagiven

environmentandsynthesize(合成)imagesofeventsthatarelikelytooccurinthenear

future，fromtheviewpointofaspecifichuman.Humanuserscouldthenviewthese

synthesizedimagessimplythroughaVRheadsetoranARdisplay.

“Thissystemprovideshuman－friendlycommunicationbetweenahumananda

roboticsystem，”theresearchersexplained.Intheirnextstudies，theyplantoexpand

andsimplifytheperceptionsystem，forinstancebycreatingalighterandmore

affordableversionthatcanbeaccessedonsmartphonesorotherportabledevices.

【語篇解讀】本文是說明文。文章主要說明了日本的研究人員創(chuàng)建了一個名為

“預(yù)覽現(xiàn)實(shí)(PreviewedReality)”的近未來感知系統(tǒng)，該系統(tǒng)允許人類用戶預(yù)測未

來環(huán)境的變化，然后為他們的決策提供信息并指導(dǎo)他們的行動。文章介紹了其工

作過程以及特點(diǎn)。

8.Whydidtheresearchersdevelopthesystem?

A.Topredictfuturechangesinhumanbehavior.

B.Torecorddevelopmentsinthefieldofrobotics.

C.Toenhancesafetyofhuman－robotinteractions.

D.Tomakegooduseofvirtualrealitytechnology.

答案C[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中“Toreducetherisk，roboticistshave

developednumeroustechniques...andcontrolitsmovementsaccordingly.”可知，研究

人員開發(fā)這個系統(tǒng)是為了提高人機(jī)交互的安全性。]

9.WhatisspecialaboutPreviewedReality?

A.Itsimulatesnear－futureeventsviaVRheadsets.

B.Itenableshumanuserstoperceivefutureevents.

C.Itguidesrobotstotrackhumans’movementseasily.

D.Ithelpsdeterminethelocationinformationofobjects.

答案B[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“Thissystemcompilesadata－set

containinginformation...thatcouldtakeplaceinthenearfuture.”可知，Previewed

Reality的特別之處是它使人類用戶能夠感知未來的事件。]

10.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Functionsofvarioussensors.

B.Newwaystosynthesizeimages.

C.ThestructureofPreviewedReality.

D.TheworkingprocessofPreviewedReality.

答案D[段落大意題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容可知，第四段的主要內(nèi)容是Previewed

Reality的工作過程。]

11.Whatmighttheresearchersdointhefuture?

A.Promotethenewversionthroughadvertising.

B.Testthisperceptionsystemwithsmartphones.

C.Applysomenewtechniquestoroboticsystems.

D.Makethesystemaccessibleonportabledevices.

答案D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中“Intheirnextstudies，theyplantoexpand

andsimplify...canbeaccessedonsmartphonesorotherportabledevices.”可知，研究

人員未來可能會使系統(tǒng)可在便攜式設(shè)備上訪問。]

Ⅱ.七選五

(2024·廣東江門高三聯(lián)考)

TheHealthBenefitsofMusic

Musiccanhaveabigimpactonyourmentalhealth.1Butitcanactuallydo

morethanjustchangeyourstateofmind—musichasanimpactonyouphysically，

too.Herearejustafewofthetransformativeeffectsofmusiconyourhealth!

Itimprovesthecardiovascular(心血管的)health.Goodmusicmayjusthelpyour

hearttobehealthier.2Onestudyfoundthatmusicreducedthelevelsofthestress

hormonecortisolinpeople’ssystems，andreducedbloodpressure.

3Ifyou’relookingtotakeyourexerciseperformancetothenextlevel，you

maywanttoconsiderdoingitwiththehelpofmusic.Studieshavefoundlisteningto

musicasyouexerciseimprovesendurance，productivity，power，andstrength.Ifyou’ve

everwonderedwhyprofessionalathletesdon’tlistentomusicduringarace，it’s

becausetheyaren’tallowedto—forthisveryreason!

Itboostsyourimmunesystem.Withcoldandfluseasononthehorizon，youmay

wanttomakesureyou’vegotallyourfavoritesongsdownloaded.4

Ithelpsyousleepbetter.5Astudyshowedthatstudentswholistenedto

relaxingclassicalmusicfor45minutesbeforeturninginsleptsignificantlybetterthan

before.Ifyou’rehavingtroublesleeping，trylisteningtoalittlesoftmusicbefore

bedtime.

It’ssafetosaythenexttimeyouneedalittlepic