2023年高二暑假話題閱讀專練（詞匯積累）：文娛與體育（含答案）

第第頁(yè)2023年高二暑假話題閱讀專練（詞匯積累）：文娛與體育（含答案）2023年高二暑假話題閱讀專練（詞匯積累）：文娛與體育

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AccordingtostatisticspublishedbytheBPI(BuyingPowerIndex)acoupleofmonthsago,digitalstreaming(流媒體)nowaccountsfor80percentofthemusicconsumptionintheUK.DespitetheincrediblegrowthofonlinestreamingplatformslikeiTunes,AppleMusicandTidaloverthepast15years,amoretraditionalmediumhasalsoseenareturnofinterestandsalesinthemusicindustry.In2023,almostoneinfiveofallalbumspurchasedintheUKisvinyl(黑膠唱片),andithasonceagainbecomethemostpopularphysicalmusicalmedium.

Withdigitalstreamingsoeasyandconvenient,whyaresomanypeopledrawntotraditionalrecordsSomeexpertsclaimthatvinylisaphysicalmediumforexperiencingmusic,somethingtangible(有形的)toholdandown.Formostpeople,havingsomethingtangibleandinteractingwithitgivesdepthtotheexperienceofmusic.Listeningtoanalbumandtouchingitthewaytheartistintendedcanmakethemfeelmoreconnectedtothemusicandtheartist.Recordsarephysicalproductsthatcanbenotonlydisplayedbutalsogifted,shared,tradedandpasseddownthroughgenerations.

Soundqualityisanotherhottopic.Alotofmusicloversfeelthattheanaloguesound(模擬聲音)vinyloffersissuperiortomoderndigitalaudio,particularlywithregardstothecompressedformatsstreamingplatformsuse.There'sacommonbeliefthatold-schoolanalogueaudiohasawarmer,fullersoundthandigitisedmusic.Forvinylfollowers,theverydefecttraditionalrecordersoftenhave,suchasthefamiliarcrackle(劈啪作響)whentherecordstarts,bringthemusictolifeinadifferentway.

There'saritualisticaspecttovinylthatalotofpeoplearedrawnto,too.Theactofputtingarecordon—carefullyremovingtherecordfromthesleeve,placingitontherecordplayerandgentlydroppingtheneedleontherightgroove(凹槽)—isamoreassiduous(一絲不茍的),mindfulwayofengagingwithmusic.Whenyou'relisteningtovinyl,youcan'ttapabuttonandgoaboutyourdaywhilethestreamingserviceprovideshoursofmusic.Youneedtostayclosetotherecordplayertomovetheneedleandfliptherecordover.

It'sclearthatthevinylinterestiswellunderway,andvinylrecordsaretrulymakingacomeback.Inanincreasinglydigitalsociety,there'ssomethingtobesaidforanalogueexperiences.Perhapsoneofthegreatthingsaboutbeingaliveinthe21stcenturyisourabilitytohavethebestofbothworlds—thetimelessappealofphysicalrecordsalongsidetheeasyaccesstovastmusiclibrariesthatstreamingoffers.

(1)WhatarethestatisticspublishedbytheBPIusedtoshow

A．Anincreaseinmusicconsumption.

B．Therecoveryofmusicindustry.

C．Acomebackofaphysicalmedium.

D．Theacceptanceofonlinestreaming.

(2)Accordingtosomeexperts,whydoesvinylinterestmanypeople

A．Itattractspeoplebyitsrealisticfeel.

B．Itofferssimpleaccesstodifferentmusic.

C．Itsharesanewwaytoenjoymusic.

D．Itprovidespeoplewithperfectsoundeffect.

(3)Theunderlinedword"ritualistic"inPara.4meanssomething_____.

A．Overlookedbysociety.

B．Updatedveryfrequently.

C．Performedaspartofaceremony.

D．Keptforalongtimewithoutchanging.

(4)Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthefuturedevelopmentofmusicmedium

A．Traditionalrecordswillgetunderway.

B．Theanalogueexperiencesmaymattermore.

C．Vinylsaleswillboomwithtechnologicaladvance.

D．Thereshouldbeagoodmixofoldandnew.

Somepeoplesaythatthebestwaytoreducethesizeofyourwaististodostomachexercise．Manypeoplebelievethatwhenspecificmusclesareexercised,thefattytissues(組織)intheimmediateareaareburnedup.Thetruthisthatexerciseburnsfatfromalloverthebodyandnotfromonespecificarea.Ofcourse,ifyoureducethefatthroughoutyourbody,youwillcertainlyseeresultsaroundyourwaist,too.

Somepeoplebelievethatyouneedtoexercisetwiceaweekinordertokeepasufficientlevelofphysicalfitness.However,studiesdirectedbyAmericanscientistsshowthatunexercisedmuscleslosetheirstrengthveryquickly.Within48to72hours,youmustusethemusclesagaintoreestablish(重建)thegoodphysicaleffects.AndwhatdoesthatmeantoyouAmericanscientistsconcludedthatwhiledailyexerciseismosthelpful,exercisingeveryotherdayorthreedaysaweekwillkeepasufficientlevelofphysicalfitness.

IsittruethatyouburnmorecaloriesrunningonemilethanwalkingthesamedistanceTheanswerisno.Thetruthisthatyouusethesameamountofenergywhetheryouwalkorrunthemile,sinceinbothcasesyouaremovingthesameweightthesamedistance.Thespeeddoesnotmatter．Ofcourse,ifyourunratherthanwalkfor30minutes,youwillcovermoredistance,andtherefore,burnmorecalories.

Ifyourbreathingdoesn'treturntonormalwithin5minutesafteryoufinishexercising,youhaveexercisedtoomuch.Fiveminutesorsoafterexercising,yourbreathingshouldbenormal,yourheartshouldn'tbebeatingloudly,andyoushouldn'tbetired.

(1)Ifyouwanttoreducethefataroundyourwaist,youshould_____.

A．dostomachexercise

B．exercisethewaist

C．exerciseallthemusclesofyourbody

D．runfastfor30minutes

(2)Fromthesecondparagraph,welearnthat_____.

A．weonlyneedtoexercisetwiceaweek

B．weshouldexercisethreetimesaweek

C．muscleslosetheirstrengthafter48hours

D．weshouldexerciseeveryotherday,orthreedaysaweek

(3)Ifyouhaveexercisedtoomuch,_____.

A．yourbreathingwilltakelongerthan5minutestoreturntonormalafteryoufinishexercising

B．yourbreathingwillreturntonormalwithin5minutesafterfinishingexercising

C．yourheartwillnotbebeatingloudly

D．youwillbetootiredtomove

(4)Thispassagetellsusthat_____.

A．itisbettertodomorerunningthanwalking

B．themoreexerciseyoudo,thehealthieryouwillbe

C．theunexercisedmusclesmustbeusedagainwithin48to72hours

D．inordertoloseweight,youhavetorunfast

Fewofushaven'treadCinderella,thestoryofayoungwomanlivinginpovertywhomeetstheprinceofherdreams.Somemightnotwanttoadmitit,butthereisahiddenCinderellaineveryone'sheart—weallwishwecouldachieverecognitionorsuccessafteraperiodofobscurity(默默無(wú)聞)orneglect.

MarySantiagohasthatsecretdream,too.HerstoryisfeaturedinAnotherCinderellaStory,afilmsetinaUShighschool.

Maryisshybutlovestoparedwithothergirls,sheisinvisible.However,herworldchangescompletelywhenafamousteenagepopsinger,JoeyParker,appears.Joeyiseverything,therestoftheboysinherclassarenot—kind;handsomeanddesirable.MaryandJoey'spathscrossataball.Theymeetandfallinlovewitheachother.ButwhenMaryhastorushbackhome,sheleavesbehindherMP3player,whichbecomestheonlyclueJoeyhastofindthegirlofhisdreams.Ofcourse,thereisawicked(邪惡的)stepmother,whoturnsouttobeDominiqueBlattandshetakesinMaryafterherdancermotherdies.DominiquetreatsMarylikeamaidanddoeseverythingshecantomakesureMarydoesn'tgetintothetopdanceschool.HertwodaughtersareequallydeterminedtostopJoeyfallingforMary,evenifthatmeansembarrassingher.

Thestory,thoughitmostlyfollowsCinderella,doesaddafewmoderndaytwiststotheclassicfairytale.Refreshingly,thefilm,unlikemanyhighschoolfilms,doesnotfocusonlooks,althoughtheactorsareallbeautiful.ThereisalsoalotlessmaterialisminAnotherCinderellaStorythaninmanysimilarmovies.

"ThemovietakestheCinderellafairytaleasitsjumpingoffpoint,"writesmoviecriticAmberWilkinson."Thefocusisfirmlyonfollowingyourdream."

(1)Thefirstparagraphismainlyto_____.

A．buildinterestandleadustoMary'ssecretdream

B．reminduswhyCinderellaispopularalltheyears

C．informusofthemaintopicofthewholepassage

D．tellushowinterestingthefairytaleCinderellais

(2)Inthemovie,MarySantiagoisthemaincharacterwho_____.

A．isbraveinexpressingherlove

B．isattendedbadlybythestepmother

C．hasadreamofmeetingaprince

D．isembarrassedbythepopsinger

(3)Whatcanweinferfromthepassage

A．JoeyisjustlikeotherboysinMary'sclass.

B．Mary'smotherinfluencesheralotinsinging.

C．Notmanypeoplehaveadreamtoberealized.

D．TheMP3playerhelpsJoeyinfindingMary.

(4)Thepassageismainly_____.

A．a(chǎn)nintroductiontoafilmB．a(chǎn)reviewaboutafilm

C．a(chǎn)nessayaboutdreamsD．a(chǎn)nadvertisementofCinderella

(5)Accordingtothepassage,AnotherCinderellaStory_____.

A．followsCinderellawithnothingnew

B．paysmoreattentiontothelooksoftheactors

C．encouragesyoungpeopletofollowtheirdreams

D．focusesmoreonmaterialismthanotherfilms

PoorbearcomestotheUK,bringingonlyaredhat,asuitcase,asandwich,andjarsofmarmalade(果醬)withhim.HeadingstraighttoamajorLondontrainstation,hesitsonhissuitcaseandstopspassers—byfromtimetotimeinthehopeoffindingafreehome.

ThisishowPaddingtonBear,themaincharacteroftheUKanimatedmoviePaddington,isintroducedtoaudiences.OnMarch3,duringPrinceWilliam'svisittoChina,heattendedtheChinesepremiere(首演)ofthefilminShanghai.

"ManyBritonswereraisedontalesofPaddington,thesecond-best-knownbearinfictionafterWinniethePooh,"theEconomistnoted."WhileWinniethePoohremindspeopleoftheinnocenceandsimplicityofthepast,"thewell-meaningPaddingtonalwayscauseschaoswhenhegoesthroughculturalmisunderstandings."

Themovie,describedas"atotaldelight,aswarmandwelcomeasahotpairofsocksonawintermorning"bytheTelegraph,tellsthestoryofthebear,whoissenttoLondonbyhisfamily,afteranearthquakedestroystheirhomeinPeru.AtPaddingtonstation,hemeetsMr.Brown,Mrs.Brownandtheirtwokids.TheBrownfamilynamehimPaddington,becausetheycan'tsayhisPeruvianname.Afterthefuzzy(毛茸茸的)strangerenterstheBrowns'home,heteacheseveryonehowtolaughandlove.Intheend,Mr.Brownsaysthat"evenifhe'sfromadifferentspecies,he'sstillfamily."

AsPhoenixmagazineputit,"ThestoryshowsBritishsympathyandkindness"astherefugeePaddingtonisgivenanewhomeandalovingfamilyinLondon.

ReleasedatatimewhenimmigrationisahottopicintheUK,"Paddingtonhasaveryclearmessage:welcometheotherintoyourhome",thePhiladelphiaInquirernoted.

AndPaddingtonBearisalsoagreatexampleofthetraditionalpolitenessthatBritishpeoplearewellknownfor.Forexample,PaddingtonBearcallspeople"Mr.","Mrs."and"Miss",rarelyusingtheirfirstname.healsolovesmakingsmalltalkwithpeople.Forinstance,Paddingtonoftenhaspoliteconversationsaboutunimportantthingswithpeoplelikehishousekeeper.

(1)WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutPaddingtonBearistrue

A．HeissavedbytheBrownfamilyfromanearthquakeinPeru.

B．WiththehelpoftheBrownfamily,helearnshowtolaughandlove.

C．Heistraditionalandpreferstogreetstrangersusingtheirfirstname.

D．AsanimmigranttotheUK,heexperiencesmanyculturalmisunderstandings.

(2)WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribethequalitiesofPaddingtonBear

A．kindandpolite.B．innocentandunintelligent.

C．humorousandoptimistic.D．honestandstraightforward.

(3)Wecaninferfromthearticlethat_____.

A．thetalesofPaddingtonhaveremindedBritishpeopletobekindtothosewhoimmigratetotheUK

B．a(chǎn)tthetimewhenthePaddingtonstorieswerereleased,immigrantswerenotwelcomedintheUK

C．thePaddingtonstoriesonceencouragedalargenumberofGermanstogototheUK

D．Paddington'sBritishhabitofmaking"smalltalk"helpedtoenrichtheGermanlanguage

(4)Accordingtothelastparagraph,"smalltalk"probablymeans_____.

A．politegreetingstounfamiliarpeople

B．conversationaboutunimportantthings

C．conversationsaboutotherpeople'sprivatelives

D．Argumentsbetweenclosefriends

Theyearwas1993andtheDetroitTigerswereplayingtheNewYorkYankees.WhenmysonbegandroppinggentlehintsthatagamewouldtakeplaceatTigerStadiumonMother'sDaythatyear,Ialreadyknewwhotheywereplayingwith!"HeyMom,wouldyouliketogotoseetheTigersplaytheYankees"Myseniorhighsonaskedwithaplayfullook.Ijustsmiled.

TherehadbeenalotoftalkaboutanewstadiuminplaceoftheonethatstoodproudlyonthecornerofMichiganandTrumbullinDetroit.AsIsatintheseatingsection,Iwonderedhowtheoldplacecouldactuallybecomeathingofthepast.Itwassoalive;thestadiumwasfullofwatchersandtheexcitementwithtwogoodballteams,thesmellofpopcorn.

TheannouncerrecognizedallmothersandeachonereceivedagiftwhichIstillhavetoday.

DonMattinglywasafavoriteballplayerofoursonsandhewasoneofthemanyplayersthatmadeuptheteamthatbeattheTiger'sthatMayDay.Whilewedrankourfavoritesoftdrink,wewatchedtheguywiththenumber23shirthitahomerunduringthegame.Thefanswentwild.TheYankeeswon11to2.

Partoftheexcitementcomesfromavisittotheoldballpark.Whiletheorganmusicplayed,everyonestoodandsangTakeMeOutTotheBallgame.Itwaspartofthefunaboutatriptotheballpark;anditdidn'tmatterwhoyouwerecheeringfor.

ThelastgameplayedatTigerStadiumwasin1999againsttheKansasCityRoyals.WehadmovedtoSouthCarolinain1997,butmysonwasworkinginDetroit.Theoldstadiumisstillstanding;Iguesstheyjustdidn'thavethehearttoteardownapieceofhistory.WhatIdidn'trealizeatthetimewasthatitwouldbethelastgameIwouldattendwithournowgrownsontogether.

(1)Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph

A．Thewriterwasafanoftheballgame.

B．TheballgametookplaceontheMayDay.

C．Hersonwasoneoftheballplayers.

D．TheDetroitTigerswouldlosethegame.

(2)Whatdidthewritermainlywanttotellusinthesecondparagraph

A．Peoplewereallexpectinganewstadium.

B．Theoldstadiumwasreallytoocrowded.

C．Morepeoplewereinterestedinthegame.

D．Thewriterlikedtheoldstadiumverymuch.

(3)Accordingtot