选择性必修第一册 Unit 4　Body Language (118)

选择性必修第一册Unit4BodyLanguageⅠ.阅读理解AThisyear，itfeltasifeverygoodmoviewasalsoanargumentforwhymoviesmatter.Theyrewardyourattention，engageyourfeelingsandrespectyourintelligence.PetiteMaman(CélineSciamma)Thedeathofagrandmother，thesorrowofaparent，theacquisitionofanewfriend—theseordinaryexperiences，occurringinthelifeofan8-year-oldgirl，providethebasicstructureofthisspare，perfectfilm.Whetherit’sbestdescribedasamodern-dressfairytale，oralow-techtimetravelfantasyisuptoyou.What’scertainisthattheperformanceofthecastcausesmaximumemotionalimpact.(Comingtotheaters.)SummerofSoul(Questlove)Thisdocumentaryaboutaseriesofopen-airconcertsinHarlemin1969connectingimpressiveperformanceswithinterviewswithmusiciansandaudiencemembers，isashotofpurejoy.Butthefilmismorethanatimecapsule:It’sahistorylessonandanargumentforwhyartmatters，andwhatitcando，especiallyintimeofanxiety.(StreamingonHulu.)BringYourOwnBrigade(LucyWalker)ThisdocumentaryaboutCaliforniawildfiresofSeptember2021isalso，almostbyaccident，anexplorationofthecountry’sresponsetotheCOVID-19pandemic.ThepictureWalkerpaintsiscomplicated，partlybecausethat’sthewaypeopleare:panicked，generous，stupidandbrave.Themovieishardlyoptimistic，butitsopen-mindednessprovidesabufferagainstdespair.(Intheaters.)TheVelvetUnderground(ToddHaynes)Like“SummerofSoul”，thisdocumentaryrevisitsthemusicofthe1960sinaspiritthatismorehistoricalthanjustrecallingthepast.Ratherthangatheringpresent-daymusicianstocelebratetheirancestors，HaynesconcentratesontheVelvet，aband，andontheartisticscenethatinspiredthem.Inparticular，hefocusesontheirconnectionstotheexperimentalcinemathatboomedinNewYork.(StreamingonAppleTV＋.)语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四部好电影的相关信息。1．What’sthehighlightofPetiteMaman?A．Itslowcost.B．Itsmodernstyle.C．Itsunusualstory.D．Itsimpressiveacting.答案D解析细节理解题。根据PetiteMaman(CélineSciamma)部分的“What’scertainisthattheperformanceofthecastcausesmaximumemotionalimpact.”可知，PetiteMaman的亮点在于其令人印象深刻的表演。故选D。2．WhatdoSummerofSoulandTheVelvetUndergroundhaveincommon?A．Beingavailableoffline.B．Sharingthesamedirector.C．Involvingmusicinthe1960s.D．Interviewingcontemporarymusicians.答案C解析细节理解题。根据TheVelvetUnderground(ToddHaynes)部分的“Like‘SummerofSoul’，thisdocumentaryrevisitsthemusicofthe1960s...”可知，二者的共同之处在于它们都涉及20世纪60年代的音乐。故选C。3．Whichmovieinvolvescurrentissues?A．BringYourOwnBrigade.B．SummerofSoul.C．PetiteMaman.D．TheVelvetUnderground.答案A解析细节理解题。根据BringYourOwnBrigade(LucyWalker)部分的“ThisdocumentaryaboutCaliforniawildfiresofSeptember2021isalso，almostbyaccident，anexplorationofthecountry’sresponsetotheCOVID-19pandemic.”可知，涉及时事的电影是BringYourOwnBrigade。故选A。B(2023·江西南昌模拟)Peoplelivingininformalsettlementsacrosstheworldoftengotodangerouslengthstosecurecleanwaterandelectricity.Now，HenryGlogau，aNewZealand-basedarchitecturaldesigner，hascreatedastrikingskylight(天窗)thatcanprovidebothsafely.InChile，around110,000familiesliveinaround800informalsettlementsoftenbuiltaroundfartherpartsofthelargercities.Intheseremote，informalsettlements，electricityaswellaswaterisn’treliablyavailable.Besides，manyChileansininformalsettlementsalsoboarduptheirwindowsforprivacyandsecurity，limitingtheamountofnaturallight.Thismeansthatevenduringtheday，informalhomescanbedifficultplacestomeet，workorstudy.Glogau’sdesignaimstouseChile’sabundanceintwonaturalresources—seawaterandlight—tocreatetheskylightthatcanhelpsolvetheproblem.Duringtheday，theskylightispoweredbyasmallsolarpanel，withthecenterpartoftheskylightalsofunctioningtodesalinate(淡化)seawaterviatheevaporationandcondensing(蒸发和冷凝)process.Watercanthenbetappedfromtheskylighttobeusedforconsumption.However，duringthenight，whenlightisinevenmoredemand，theskylightcancontinuetofunction.Thesaltgeneratedfromthedesalinationprocessisstoredwithinspecialtubescontainingspecialmetals.Thesaltreactswiththesemetalstocreatetwelve“saltbatteries”whichcancontinuetopowertheskylight，thusprovidinglightingforliving，workandstudy.Currently，theskylightisbeingtestedininformalsettlementsinAntofagasta，Chile.However，informalsettlementsaren’tuniquetoChile.AccordingtotheUnitedNations，around1billionpeopleliveininformalsettlementconditions，withroughly370millioninEasternandSouth-EasternAsia,238millioninsub-SaharanAfricaand227millioninCentralandSouthernAsia.Naturally，notallofthesehaveaccesstoseawater，butproductssuchastheSolarDesalinationSkylightcanstillpointthewaytoprovidingnecessitiesthatcanhelpimprovelivingconditionsandopportunities，atanaffordablecost.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。生活在世界各地非正式定居点的人们常常为了获得清洁的水和电铤而走险。如今，一种新发明的天窗只需要海水和阳光就可以安全地提供这两种生活必需品。4．Whatisthepurposeofthesecondparagraph?A．Toshowpoorpeople’slong-termsufferings.B．Totellthebackgroundofdesigningtheskylight.C．TostressChileans’lovefortheskylight.D．Todrawpeople’sattentiontoChileans’life.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第二段第二、三、四句可知，智利的非正式定居点的人们面临水电和采光等问题，再结合第三段可知，第二段提出问题，而第三段通过设计一种新天窗来解决问题，所以第二段介绍了天窗设计的背景。故选B。5．Whatplaysthekeyroleinallowingtheskylighttoworkatnight?A．Thechemicalreaction.B．Theuseofasolarpanel.C．Thewaterstoredintubes.D．Thesaltusedforcooking.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第五段中“Thesaltreactswiththesemetalstocreatetwelve‘saltbatteries’whichcancontinuetopowertheskylight”可知，在夜