Unit 4 Stage and screen——starting out
一、单词拼写
1.The following card includes a (简短的) summary and a short assessment of a research paper.
2.Only with the greatest of luck did he manage to e from the rising flood waters.
3.Within three years after her arrival in New Zealand,she finally achieved her (原先的) goal.
4.We should not mistakenly believe that we always (表现) as a result of some inner disposition.
5.I burst into anger when he didn’t give me a reasonable explanation for his a .
6.If the situation continues,it will have a positive influence on your (正常的) life.
二、阅读理解
Princess quiz time!How did Snow White survive?How did Cinderella (灰姑娘) leave her evil stepmother?How did Sleeping Beauty finally wake up
A kind hearted person always comes to save the princess,like a prince or a godmother.Princesses cannot protect themselves,though they are very pretty and nice.They always need the help of others.
However,in fact,women can't put their life in the hands of a prince like man.They need to work and even fight for their own happiness.The traditional image(形象) of a princess is getting out of date.
Recently,Disney,a company famous for its princess movies,posted “the top 10 rules for being a modern princess”.You will not find any rules related to beauty or looks.The rules focus on loyalty,honesty and other moral values.The rules say princesses need to believe in themselves and try their best to get out of trouble,instead of waiting for a prince's help.
It's not the first time Disney princesses have caught up with society's development.In 1950,when people's hearts were broken by World WarⅡ ,Disney created Cinderella.In 1990,Princess Belle from Beauty and the Beast(美女与野兽)loved reading when education was a man's special right in the past.Belle showed the improvement of women's position in society.Now is Elsa from the film Frozen(《冰雪奇缘》) ,a symbol of modern princess.
“This is brilliant— ‘the top 10 rules of being a modern princess’— (it's) about time,” a group named Confidently Mum said on social media website Twitter.Princesses are still very beautiful,but inner character is the key to being a princess.
1.What does the story think modern women should be like
A.They should turn to others for help.
B.They should depend on themselves for their own happiness.
C.They don't need to care about their appearances.
D.They should depend on men to do most things.
2.Disney's rules for being a modern princess focus on a girl's ________.
A.looks B.education
C.position in society D.moral values
3.The images were created in order to catch up with the society's development except ________.
A.Belle B.Cinderella
C.Godmother D.Elsa
4.What does the group Confidently Mum think of the rules
A.Fantastic. B.Meaningless.
C.Doubtful. D.Social.
三、阅读填句
Winning an Oscar isn’t all about acting ability
While the awards claim they recognize the top performances from around the world, a new study has found that you’re more likely to win an Oscar if you’re an American actor.
1.__________ British actors are more likely to take home an award.
Researchers say the trend suggests viewers are more likely to perceive a performance as “truly brilliant” if they are members of the same social group as the actor.It can be seen, perhaps most famously, in the case of Leonardo DiCaprio, who finally won a long-awaited Oscar in the 88th Academy Awards for his role in The Revenant, which follows the story of an American frontiersman.2.__________ In 2014, Matthew McConaughey won an Oscar for his role in the Dallas Buyers Club, and Jennifer Lawrence took an award home in 2013 for Silver Linings Playbook.3.__________ The findings come from a new study published in the British Journal of Psychology.The team investigated a total of 908 merit prize winners: 97 winners and 383 nominees for the Oscar, and 97 winners and 331 nominees for the BAFTAs.Overall, they found that US actors dominated the awards, claiming over 50 percent of the prizes across Oscars and BAFTAs.
4.__________ When the performer and judge shared membership within a particular social group, being American actors was more likely to win.As a result, American actors were found to win 52 percent of all BAFTAs, and 69 percent of all Oscars.While British actors won just 18 percent of all Oscars, and 34 percent of BAFTAs.
5.__________ In the Oscars, Americans who performed in films about non-US culture accounted for just 26 percent of the award winners.But, those who performed in films about American culture made up 88 percent of the winners.
A.Things are different in Britain.
B.And, the same applies to London’s BAFTAs.
C.But they also noted a trend within social groups.
D.But the trend also stretches back throughout the years.
E.Subject matter played a role, too, according to the researchers.
F.In recent years, many actors have cast themselves as frontiersmen.
G.In addition, Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar in 2008 for his role in There Will be Blood.
一、单词拼写
1.brief
2.escape
3.original
4.behave
5.absence
6.normal
二、阅读理解
1.B [细节理解题。根据第三段中的“However,in fact,women can't put their life in the hands of a prince like man.They need to work and even fight for their own happiness.”可知,现代女性不应该把自己的生活交到别人手中,她们需要工作,甚至为自己的幸福而奋斗,故B项正确。]
2.D [细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The rules focus on loyalty,honesty and other moral values.”可知,迪士尼的现代公主准则注重忠诚和诚实等道德价值观,故D项正确。]
3.C [细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的介绍可知,灰姑娘、《美女与野兽》中的贝尔以及《冰雪奇缘》中的埃尔莎三个人物形象都是为了迎合社会的发展而创作的,而教母则不是,故C项正确。]
4、A [细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“This is brilliant— ‘the top 10 rules of being a modem princess’—(it's) about time,” a group named Confidently Mum said on social media website Twitter.可知,Confidently Mum团体在推特上说“这是绝妙的”,由此可知,这个团体认为成为现代公主的十大准则是极好的,故A项正确。]
三、阅读填句
1.B。根据后句内容可知,英国演员在本国获奖的概率更高,不仅仅美国是这样,英国也是如此,故选B项。
2.D。空后内容介绍了2014年马修·麦康纳以及2013年詹妮弗·劳伦斯获奖都是因为影片是关于美国文化的,由此推断本空也是和这种潮流有关。结合选项可知D选项符合语境。
3.G。根据上文“In 2014, Matthew McConaughey won an Oscar for his role in the Dallas Buyers Club, and Jennifer Lawrence took an award home in 2013 for Silver Linings Playbook.”可知,本段举例说明了演员们在不同年份获奥斯卡奖的共同之处,故选G项。
4.C。根据第三段介绍的是影响奥斯卡奖的一种趋势,第四段介绍的是另一种趋势可知,设空处为过渡句,故C项符合语境。
5.E。根据空后内容可知,在奥斯卡获奖名单中,出演不涉及美国文化的电影的美国演员只占奥斯卡奖获得者的26%,由此推断要想获奖,影片的主题和内容很重要,而E选项讲电影主题起着重要的作用,内容符合语境,可以引出下文。