主題群二文學、藝術與體育

話題15影視、音樂等領域的概況及其發展

Ⅰ.閱讀理解

(2024·廣東華南師范大學附屬中學模擬預測)

Checkoutwhat’scomingsoonandwhat’sindevelopment.Playbillwillupdatethese

listingswhennewinformationismadeavailable.

THECOLLABORATIONatSamuelJ.FriedmanTheatre

TheplaytellsatruestoryinNewYork.Fifty－six－year－oldWarhol’sstaris

falling.Jeanisthenewwonder－kidtakingtheartworldbystorm.WhenJeanagreesto

worktogetherwithWarholonanewexhibition，itsoonbecomesthetalkofthe

city.Thetwoartistssetfootonasharedjourney，bothartisticanddeeplypersonal，

whichredrawsboththeirworlds.

ALMOSTFAMOUSatBernardB.JacobsTheatre

Basedonthefilmofthesamenamein2000，themusicalfeaturesPulitzerwinnerKitt

andabookbyCrowe，whoearnedanOscarawardforwritingtheoriginalfilmbased

onhisownteenageexperience.Thecoming－of－agestorytracksa15－year－old

musicfannamedWilliamwhofollowstheemergingbandStillwaterontour.

THEPIANOLESSONatEthelBarrymoreTheatre

TheplayisthefourthinWilson’sCenturyCycle，whichdigsintotheBlackexperience

ineverydecadeofthe20thcentury.SetinPittsburgh’sHillDistrictin1936，itcenters

aroundabrotherandasisterinvolvedinabattleoverapianocarvedwiththefacesof

theirancestors.

KIMBERLYAKIMBOatBoothTheatre

Kimisabrightandfunnyhighschoolgirl，whohappenstolooklikea72－year－old

lady.Andyetheragingdiseasemaybetheleastofherproblems.Forcedtodealwith

familysecrets，andpossiblecrimecharges，Kimisdeterminedtoexplorehappinessin

aworldwherenoteventimeisonherside.

1.WhatkindofplayisTHECOLLABORATION?

A.Aromance.B.Alifestory.

C.Afairytale.D.Asci－fistory.

2.Whichtheatreshouldyouvisitifyouwanttolearnaboutracialissues?

A.SamuelJ.FriedmanTheatre.

B.BernardB.JacobsTheatre.

C.EthelBarrymoreTheatre.

D.BoothTheatre.

3.WhatcanyouseeinbothALMOSTFAMOUSandKIMBERLYAKIMBO?

A.Teenagers’growthexperiences.

B.World－classfilmtechnology.

C.Award－winningperformances.

D.Strugglesagainstcrimecharges.

(2024·福建福州第一中學三模)

Iwas68whenIfirststeppedonstageasastandupcomedianin2003.I’dneversetfoot

inacomedyclubbefore.I’vealwaysbeenaperformer—I’veworkedasasinger，actor

andmusician—butallthatcametoanendafteradisasterinNewYork.Forayear

afterwards，nobodywantedtogooutorbeentertained.

ItwasthenthatIstartedtothinkaboutcomedy.Irealisedpeopleneededtolaugh，to

enjoythemselvesagain，andthoughtthatwithalittletrainingIcoulddoit.Itookafew

classes，triedtoworkoutaroutine，andfinallypluckedupthecouragetogetupon

stage.Thatfirsttimewasterrifying.Ihadnoideawhattheaudiencewouldmakeofme.

InNewYork，comediansaretypicallyyoungmenwithbeards.It’shardenoughtobreak

throughasawoman，evenharderassomeoneoldenoughtobetheirgrandmother.AsI

steppedonstagethatfirsttime，peoplelaughednervously.Theywereclearlysurprised

toseeme.Iintroducedmyself，statedmyageandtriedmyfirstjoke.Therewas

silence.ButbythetimeIgottothethirdline，peoplewereproperlylaughing.Iwas

addicted.

Nowmysetsdiffer.Imightbeonstagefor10minutesinfrontofadozenpeople，or

myone－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，and

IhopetostillbeperformingwhenI’m100.Mygoalistostillbeuptheremaking

peoplelaugh.It’shardwork，butitstopsmebeingbored.I’donlybeplayinggolf

otherwise.

4.Whatmadethewritertakeupcomedy?

A.Shewantedtoovercomeherfears.

B.Shewantedtobrightenothers’lives.

C.Shewasunwillingtoquitperforming.

D.Shewantedtoworkoutaroutine.

5.WhydoesthewritermentionyoungmenwithbeardsinParagraph3?

A.Toshowthechallengeshewasfacing.

B.Toexplainherattractiontothejob.

C.Toillustrateherspecialadvantage.

D.Todescribehernewfriendsincomedy.

6.Howhasthewritermadeprogresssinceherfirstperformance?

A.Shenowperformsbeforelargeraudiences.

B.Shenolongerfeelsnervousbeforeperformances.

C.Sheremainsonthestageforalongertime.

D.Shehaslearnedtomakeajokeofherage.

7.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreewith?

A.Ageisjustanumber.

B.Advancingyearsbringgreaterwisdom.

C.Oldagemeansachancetositback.

D.Beingelderlymeansyouhavetoslowdown.

(2024·湖北荊門市三模聯考)

Whenrobotsandhumansinteractinasharedenvironment，itisimportantforthemto

moveinwaysthatpreventconflictsoraccidents.Toreducetherisk，roboticistshave

developednumeroustechniquesthatmonitoranenvironment，predictthefutureactions

ofhumans，identifysafetrajectories(軌跡)forarobotandcontrolitsmovements

accordingly.

Predictinghumanbehaviorandmovements，however，canbeincredibly

challenging.Determiningthefuturemovementsofarobot，ontheotherhand，couldbe

fareasier.Ifhumanuserscouldanticipatethemovementsofrobotsandtheeffectsthese

willhaveonthesurroundingenvironment，theyshouldthenbeabletoeasilyadapt

theiractionsinordertoavoidaccidents.

Withthisinmind，researchersatKyushuUniversityinJapanrecentlycreatedanear－

futureperceptionsystemnamedPreviewedRealitythatallowshumanuserstoforecast

futurechangesintheirenvironment，whichcouldtheninformtheirdecisionsandguide

theiractions.Thissystemcompilesadata－setcontaininginformationaboutthe

positionofobjects，humansandrobotswithinthesameenvironment，tothenproduce

simulations(模擬)ofeventsthatcouldtakeplaceinthenearfuture.Thesesimulations

arepresentedtohumanusersviaVirtualReality(VR)orAugmentedReality(AR)

headsets.

Tocollectinformationaboutthepositionofdifferentobjects，robots，andhumansina

sharedenvironment，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.

8.Whydidtheresearchersdevelopthesystem?

A.Topredictfuturechangesinhumanbehavior.

B.Torecorddevelopmentsinthefieldofrobotics.

C.Toenhancesafetyofhuman－robotinteractions.

D.Tomakegooduseofvirtualrealitytechnology.

9.WhatisspecialaboutPreviewedReality?

A.Itsimulatesnear－futureeventsviaVRheadsets.

B.Itenableshumanuserstoperceivefutureevents.

C.Itguidesrobotstotrackhumans’movementseasily.

D.Ithelpsdeterminethelocationinformationofobjects.

10.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Functionsofvarioussensors.

B.Newwaystosynthesizeimages.

C.ThestructureofPreviewedReality.

D.TheworkingprocessofPreviewedReality.

11.Whatmighttheresearchersdointhefuture?

A.Promotethenewversionthroughadvertising.

B.Testthisperceptionsystemwithsmartphones.

C.Applysomenewtechniquestoroboticsystems.

D.Makethesystemaccessibleonportabledevices.

Ⅱ.七選五

(2024·廣東江門高三聯考)

TheHealthBenefitsofMusic

Musiccanhaveabigimpactonyourmentalhealth.__1__Butitcanactuallydomore

thanjustchangeyourstateofmind—musichasanimpactonyouphysically，too.Here

arejustafewofthetransformativeeffectsofmusiconyourhealth!

Itimprovesthecardiovascular(心血管的)health.Goodmusicmayjusthelpyourheart

tobehealthier.__2__Onestudyfoundthatmusicreducedthelevelsofthestress

hormonecortisolinpeople’ssystems，andreducedbloodpressure.

__3__Ifyou’relookingtotakeyourexerciseperformancetothenextlevel，youmay

wanttoconsiderdoingitwiththehelpofmusic.Studieshavefoundlisteningtomusic

asyouexerciseimprovesendurance，productivity，power，andstrength.Ifyou’veever

wonderedwhyprofessionalathletesdon’tlistentomusicduringarace，it’sbecau